The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that half of Canadian C-suite executives
and nearly a quarter of
entrepreneurs say their businesses'
cybersecurity was breached in
the past year.
The Globe's Josh O'Kane writes that the survey conducted by Ipsos, for MNP, in January, of 100 Canadian executives of
medium- and large-sized businesses
also polled 1,000 small business
owners. While 93 per
cent of the combined groups said
they felt their firms
protected customer data,
nearly three in five of those
polled "either suspect or know for
certain" they were victims of
hacking attempts.
The results follow a rough February
for Canadian corporate
cybersecurity. Reports of data
breaches at Loblaw, Canadian
Tire and Quebec's
SAQ liquor-store chain prompted
Cineplex last Friday to "proactively"
ask users to reset their passwords
to protect their information.
The survey results further
hammer down the prevalence of
such data breaches -- and emphasize
the need for strategies and
precautions beyond just password
resets.
Calling the results "alarming,"
MNP's Greg Draper says Canadian firms
need to increase protections from
a "growth industry" of nefarious
hackers around the world.
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