Ransomware

ICYMI special: RSA Conference 2026, curated for the Canadian channel

March 26, 2026 Robert Dutt Comments Off

A special midweek edition of In Case You Missed It, cutting through the RSA Conference 2026 noise to highlight what actually matters for Canadian IT channel partners. From the dominant agentic AI security theme to new partner revenue opportunities from Barracuda and Sectigo, here’s what you need to know.

Security

SonicWall 2019 Cyber Threat Report says Canadian malware up more than 100 per cent

March 26, 2019 Mark Cox 1

SonicWall also highlighted the most pernicious threats of 2018, as well as another they expect to cause problems going forward.

Datto Channel Ransomware Report for Canada has some warning signs for MSPs

March 14, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Canada leads the countries surveyed in both the average ransom paid to ransomware creators and the amount of money lost to downtime from ransomware, which is hardly ideal, and something that Canadian MSPs need to work smarter to prevent.

Security

Threat environment changes significantly – but one constant is SMBs still at high risk

March 13, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Formjacking passed cryptojacking and ransomware to become the top threat highlighted by Symantec in 2018, although both of these other types of attacks continue to be problematic for the commercial market in particular.