Earlier this year, retailer Indigo Books & Music took a major digital blow: the iconic Canadian giant’s e-commerce website was abruptly shut down due to a “cybersecurity incident.” It was hardly the only recent cyber security issue in Canada. Last year saw organizations including LCBO and SickKids Hospital face digital assaults such as data breaches and […]
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Canada’s Best Workplaces For 2023
Great Place to Work, an organization that evaluates companies based on company culture, has released its 2023 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces. Organizations were selected based on Great Place to Work’s Trust Index Survey, which measures the employee experience at each company. Employees are asked how frequently they experience behaviours that create a great workplace, including, […]
No Longer Just A ‘Perk’: Survey Finds Canadians Now Expect Flexible, Hybrid Work
Cisco Canada has released the second edition of its benchmark Hybrid Work Study, conducted by Angus Reid. The survey uncovered that among Canadian employees the debate is settled: hybrid work is here to stay. Despite this, the survey, which also included employer perceptions, illustrates a gap between employee and employer expectations on the workplace of […]
Canada’s Veterans Find Second Career in IT
Cyber threats are on the rise, and Canadian business leaders are increasingly concerned they don’t have the ability to deal with an attack against their organization. A recent KPMG survey found that the number of CEOs at large Canadian companies who said they were “well prepared” or “very well prepared” for a cyberattack dropped 17 percentage points […]
Industrial Network Cybersecurity Lab Looks to Tackle Tech Talent Shortage in Canada
The British Columbia Institute of Technology and Cisco Canada have partnered on the Industrial Network Cybersecurity Lab to address the global demand for cybersecurity talent. As Canadian organizations face risk from cyber threats, a recent study from Cisco and Angus Reid shows that 36% of Canadian organizations lack the talent to properly invest in cybersecurity […]
Pandemic Pressures Must Not Come At A Personal Price For Tech Professionals
Even after the most challenging year in living memory, technologists remain positive about the future and fully committed to guiding their organizations through the pandemic. Data from a recent global research study titled Agents of Transformation 2021: The Rise of Full-Stack Observability, found that 75% believe the current crisis is a defining moment for them professionally […]