The world of IT security is a scary place, and it seems like the bad guys are winning. Most recently, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Global Affairs Canada were scrambling to respond to cyberattacks targeting their networks. As a result, personal information of users, including employees, were compromised. While it is unclear whether these incidents are related, it is a example of a large organization falling victim to a cyber-attack.
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SickKids Foundation, a major pediatric teaching hospital located on University Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada confirmed on December 19th that they have fallen victim to a ransomware attack that effected their multiple internal clinical and corporate systems, as well as some phone lines and web pages.
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Holiday season always seems to be a peak period for cyberattacks throughout the world for businesses. Unlike employees who take this time off to celebrate the holiday with their family and friends, cybercriminals would argue not only that the holiday season is here, but that the holidays are their favorite time of year. Given that businesses all across the world are out of the office for a few days, many IT networks are unsupervised. This creates the perfect window of opportunity for cybercriminals to hack weak networks.
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