Latest Issue : January 2026
Are You Being Sold Out by Your Own People?
By Elleni Duncan
The BBC World Service reported that their cyber correspondent was offered a deal by criminals to help hack the BBC. He reported that they messaged him, "If you are interested, we can offer you 15% of any ransom payment if you give us access to your PC." Here’s his story and our advice on how you can reduce your risk when criminals reach out to your staff.
Disaster Planning Includes Preparing for Supplier Failure
By Ellen Koskinen-Dodgson
When a car knocked down a power pole in Duncan BC, the point-of-sale terminals went out at the Costco store in Victoria, 60 km away. When the internet failed in our office, our carrier blamed it on power outages, though there were no outages near our office. This is the age of being let down by our suppliers. Why is this happening and how should you protect yourself?
Cyber Attack Impacts Entire Economy
By Peter Aggus
Cyber attacks are getting bolder. 2025’s big story was the UK attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which not only crashed the company for several weeks but also crashed its entire supply chain. impacting the wider UK economy with damage exceeding 1.9 billion GBP (3.5 billion CAD). This is nothing short of economic warfare. Some attackers are designing their hacks to look ‘normal’, evading malware checks and letting them in to break equipment or processes.
Disaster Preparedness Includes First Aid
By Guy Robertson
First aid is a part of your emergency preparedness program, but many take first aid for granted. You buy a first aid kit and stuff it in a drawer. Somebody volunteers to be a first aid attendant, and takes a course from the Red Cross. Then everybody gets back to their usual routines until the supervisor kneels down to tie his shoelace and can’t straighten up.