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Partners in National Research and Education Network (NREN) complete first collaborative procurement initiative to strengthen cybersecurity for Canada’s NREN

February 27, 2019

ORION has announced the successful conclusion of the first procurement for a national Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure. The SIEM initiative involves a collaboration of 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners of Canada’s National Research and Education Network ... Continue Reading

You’ve been breached, now what?

October 31, 2018

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win - Sun Tzu, The Art of WarOver the past 6-12 months, several in ORION's community have had to deal with ... Continue Reading

ORION and EC-Council bring Certified Chief Information Security Officer certification to Ontario’s IT professionals

October 25, 2018

TORONTO, Ontario—ORION is working with the Ontario College Council of Chief Information Officers (OCCCIO) to bring quality cybersecurity leadership training to advance security expertise in Ontario. The three-day hybrid online and in-person program, beginning November 14, hosted at Niagara College, ... Continue Reading

WPA3: Evolution Over Revolution

Brian Orlotti Network Operator, ORION

October 18, 2018

What is WPA3?The Wi-Fi Alliance recently unveiled Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3), the biggest security update to the Wi-Fi wireless networking protocols since their introduction 14 years ago. WPA3 is an evolution of the WPA2 protocol introduced in 2004 designed ... Continue Reading

Protect your information from online threats

Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

FAROOQ NAIYER Chief Information Security Officer, ORION

October 4, 2018

The phrase, “humans are the weakest link in security” is one we’ve all heard by now. It’s proving to be very much the case as hackers are increasingly targeting humans instead of their network perimeter. Many recent security incidents have ... Continue Reading