David Krebs quoted in National Magazine article on paying cyber ransoms
National Magazine, "The price of paying cyber ransoms"
Big game hunting. That’s what the cybersecurity industry calls targeting large enterprises that cannot tolerate sustained disruptions to their networks, and who are willing to pay large sums of money to quickly see their operations quickly restored following a major...
Myron Mallia-Dare and Genesa Olivieri’s article on using options to attract and retain talent published by Business Law Today
ABA Business Law Today
Some of the most valuable assets for any company are its employees, key service providers, and advisors. This is particularly true for startups and emerging companies. A talented and dedicated team is essential to a company’s growth and scaling its...
Ransomware trickles down into your supply chain – Kaseya cyberattack highlights cybersecurity risks and business impact
Over the July long weekend, Canadian, American, and other international businesses were victims of a far-reaching ransomware attack. The REvil group, a ransomware syndicate also known as Sodin or Sodinokibi, are believed to be behind the attack. This gang’s most prominent...
Stocked up: How startups and emerging companies can effectively utilize options to attract and retain talent
One of the most valuable assets for any company is its employees, key service providers and advisors. This is particularly true for startups and emerging companies. A talented and dedicated team is essential to a company’s growth and scaling its...
Cyberattacks in your supply chain – Canada Post data breach highlights risks
Over the past twelve months, we have seen more and more clients experiencing a variety of cybersecurity incidents. Most prominently, these have been “business email compromise” incidents as well as malware deployments, such as ransomware attacks. The latter have received...
Trademarks on signage – proposed changes in Québec under Bill 96
After much media coverage about anticipated changes to the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”), the Québec government tabled Bill 96: An Act Respecting French, The Official and Common Language of Québec (the “Bill”) on May 13, 2021 in...
Canadian organizations take note – Data Protection Authority fines foreign-based business under GDPR for not having “Article 27” representative
As we have discussed in several previous articles, Canadian businesses and other organizations can be subject to the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) for a number of reasons and in a number of different contexts, be it as a...
CIPO announces expedited examination process and other measures to improve Canadian trademark examination timelines
In an effort to address significant trademark prosecution delays, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued two key Practice Notices on May 3, 2021. In the first Practice Notice (Requests for expedited examination), CIPO announced that it will accept requests...
Ransomware – Privacy law, sanctions, and the pandemic
It is trite to say that no matter the sector, size, or location of an organization, cyberattacks can be devastating. As we have seen throughout 2020 and this year in Canada and elsewhere, data breaches and operational interruptions caused by...
Protecting your Instagram account: 4 ways to keep your page open for business
Social media platforms like Instagram are an excellent tool for running an online business. However, conducting your business through Instagram raises a serious risk: account deactivation. Anyone who has experienced a mistaken Instagram account deactivation and tried to appeal it...
