MONCTON, N.B. With more people working from home throughout the pandemic, cyber crime is on the rise. Cyber criminals are constantly finding more advanced ways to attack Canada s most vulnerable, says the CEO of a company offering to help train people in order to prevent some of those cyber attacks. Business has never been better for criminals, said David Shipley, the CEO of Beauceron Security. Shipley is a cybersecurity expert who says small- to mid-sized businesses have been cyber criminals’ main target during the pandemic because they are the most vulnerable. Those that are still open, governments, hospitals, higher education, K-12 schools, have been bearing the brunt of that activity, as criminals continue to try and make the money they made before the pandemic, Shipley says.
Canadian infosec professionals and would-be pros have two new learning opportunities:
Ryerson University’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst recently announced a series of new courses for infosec pros with U.S.-based SANS Institute that will include Canadian content.
Classes will initially start online on June 14, but when the pandemic restrictions ease, they will be run in Ryerson’s downtown Toronto campus and the Catalyst’s Brampton, Ont., headquarters.
Courses start at US$7,270.
The second opportunity comes from CyberNB, a provincially created New Brunswick non-profit to boost the cybersecurity sector. CyberNB announced a 12-week virtual Cyber Bootcamp for people with non-IT backgrounds who want a career in the sector.
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Dr Khondoker Mehedi Akram
Dr Khondoker Mehedi Akram
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