Security

Step five of building cybersecurity: Implementing the CIA triad to combat risks

Part 7 of Cybera’s Introduction to Cybersecurity series Confidentiality, integrity and availability โ€” also known as the CIA or AIC triad โ€” is a model designed to guide policies and actions to build information security within an organization. Confidentiality The National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) defines confidentiality as:ย  โ€œPreserving authorized restrictions on information […]

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Step Four of building cybersecurity: Identifying your risks

Part 6 of Cybera’s Introduction to Cybersecurity series What are some of the top cybersecurity challenges? Cybersecurity is continually challenged by hackers, data loss, privacy demands, and increased surface attack risks, coupled with the need to constantly evolve security strategies. These strategies must address these external threats, as well as internal pressures from any workforce

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Step three of building cybersecurity: Threats vs Attacks

Part 5 of Cybera’s Introduction to Cybersecurity series In our previous post, we defined โ€œattacksโ€ and โ€œthreatsโ€, and provided a comprehensive list of the different threats modern organizations typically face. In this post, weโ€™ll focus on attacks. What is an attack? While threats are not always intentional (e.g. natural disasters), an attack is an intentional,

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Step two of building cybersecurity: What threats do you face?

Part 4 of Cybera’s Introduction to Cybersecurity series Once you have developed a full inventory of your operational environment (as outlined in our previous post), the next step is to try and uncover the intentional and unintentional dangers they face. From a security standpoint, threats and attacks are two separate but critical issues. For network

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Step one of building cybersecurity: What do you Know?

Part 3 of Cybera’s Introduction to Cybersecurity series In our previous blog post, we talked about the importance of cybersecurity in the modern world, and the different kinds of โ€œthreatsโ€ and โ€œattacksโ€ institutions commonly face. Today, weโ€™ll review how best to understand your operational environment in order to determine your specific cybersecurity risks. Knowledge is

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Cyberaโ€™s Introduction to Cybersecurity Series

Part 1 – Introduction For cybersecurity to be effective within any organization, it needs to be addressed as a continual lifecycle. Every day, new attacks are developed, so existing methods to repel them must be refined and improved. Why is cybersecurity important? Cybersecurity matters to everyone, from governments and large corporations, to small businesses, individual

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What is cybersecurity?

Cybersecurityโ€ฆhow to eat an elephant one bite at a time Part 2 of Cybera’s Introduction to Cybersecurity series Cyberattacks are on the rise. According to the annual ITRC (Identity Theft Resource Center) Data Breach Report, there was a 68% increase in reported U.S. data compromises from 2020 -2021. Moreover, breaches related to cyberattacks represented more

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Cybera is hosting a webinar on โ€œA day in the life of a CISOโ€

To increase shared cybersecurity learning and discussion opportunities within Alberta’s education sector, Cybera will begin hosting a series of online webinars and conversations, beginning next month. On December 8 at 1:30 pm MT, Cybera will host a 90-minute panel discussion on “A day in the life of a CISO”. Three chief information security officers (CISOs)

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Alberta higher education looks to national cybersecurity opportunities as SecureIT wraps up

The AB SecureIT project โ€” a collaborative effort between Albertaโ€™s 26 publicly funded post-secondary institutions and Cybera, the provinceโ€™s research and education network organization โ€” has successfully concluded. Launched in 2020 with funding from the Government of Alberta, the initiative brought together higher education institutions in the province to strategize ways to share information and

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Cybera unveils intrusion detection service for Alberta schools and smaller public institutions

Cybera is pleased to launch its third and final offering as part of the new suite of cybersecurity services recently announced for Albertaโ€™s research, education, and public sectors. Miridor is an intrusion detection system that gives organizations connected to Cyberaโ€™s network a simple โ€” but detailed โ€” overview of potential indicators of compromise on their

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Extending the Cybera Security Nexus assessment registration deadline

Cybera members are asked to register for the cybersecurity assessment by September 16, 2022. To ensure maximum participation in a cross-Alberta cybersecurity assessment that will help institutions become more threat resistant, Cybera has extended the deadline to sign up until the fall.  The Cybera Security Nexus was launched in May 2022 to provide expertise and resources

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Spring 2022 Newsletter

New strategy, services, and the latest from ShareIT Itโ€™s been a very busy season for Cybera: we introduced three new security services for members, expanded the ShareIT catalogue, and launched a province-wide data science work integrated learning program. Our new three-year mandate includes big plans for these areas, as well as for our networking and

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Cybera Security Nexus will help Alberta institutions plug their security gaps

As part of its new cybersecurity services for Albertaโ€™s research, education, and public sectors, Cybera is pleased to launch the Cybera Security Nexus. This platform provides expertise and resources to help organizations assess, prioritize, and address their cybersecurity and policy gaps. The Nexus offers access to:  An industry recognized IT security assessment framework (available to

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Cybera launches three cybersecurity services for wider member community

To meet the growing cybersecurity threats faced by Albertaโ€™s research, education, and public sectors, Cybera is launching three new services this spring. The goal is toย provide members better insights, tools, and advice on how to detect and protect themselves from malicious activity.ย  The new services are: Threat Feed for Education โ€”ย A threat intelligence feed platform

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Albertaโ€™s public shared procurement program surpasses $30M in savings as more security offerings added

Albertaโ€™s ShareIT public procurement program has passed the spend milestone of $50 million since it was implemented in 2017. This equates to a total estimated savings for its members of +$30 million (over their average education discount rate). This milestone comes as the program adds a variety of new firewall hardware, licensing, and services to

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