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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 4 Minutes Read August 3, 2021

All about data scraping

Recently, the topic of data scraping has been in the news. But what is it? How do people do it? Why would anyone want to do it? Are there any dangers associated with it? And what can be done to deal with it?

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / antivirus, biometric data, cyber incident response plans, cybersecurity, dark web, Data breach, data scraping, email harvesting, facial recognition technology, hacker attacks, LinkedIn, password protection, privacy law, social media, two-factor authentication

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read July 26, 2021

Emerging developments in ransomware

cybersecurityInstances of ransomware have exploded in the past five years. In 2020 alone, it is estimated that the total cost to Canadian organizations in paid ransoms and lost productivity was US$4 billion.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Information Technology / cyber attack, cyber incident response plans, cyber insurance, cyber risk, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Data breach, extortion, ransomeware, ransomware attacks

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read April 17, 2020

Working from home: Cybersecurity checklist

Cyber attacks were a serious risk even before the COVID-19 pandemic. As many organizations have instituted work-from-home procedures, the risk is elevated. The increase of non-standard communications, the use of new and untested remote working arrangements and a heightened level of stress and anxiety all create new vulnerabilities for threat actors to take advantage of. Incorrectly addressed emails, theft of company devices and a massive increase in remote connections all increase the risk of a successful cyber attack.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Information Technology, Privacy / cyber incident response plans, cybersecurity, phishing, remote working policy, video conferencing

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