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Cybersecurity and protecting your data

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In our increasingly digital age, it’s no longer enough to just protect ourselves from physical threats. More and more, the most common types of threats organizations ­– and people – face are far less visible. There is an entire world of digital invaders, defensive walls, and rapidly changing tactics that are in a constant battle, and the prize is your data. This is the world of cybersecurity.

“Since 2009, there has been highly invisible cyber-warfare in the world happening. Some threats are highly organized and state-sponsored, others are individual cyber-criminals,” said Michael Dawes, Information Security Specialist for Northern Health. “Email is our most common way [for threat delivery]...”

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