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ORION launches shared CISO to improve security for Ontario education institutions

April 25, 2017

(Toronto) —ORION is proud to announce the launch of a shared Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) pilot initiative together with eight Ontario higher education institutions.Introduced in response to demand from the research and education community, this two-year pilot project will establish ... Continue Reading

How much do you understand DDoS attacks?

November 29, 2016

Cyberattacks have recently made headlines, which gets us thinking about how Ontario's research, education and innovation community can be better informed and prepared to protect those in their institutions from such threats.To help shed light on and demystify the nature ... Continue Reading

Cybersecurity Submissions to the Government of Canada

ALFONSO LICATA President and CEO, ORION

October 31, 2016

October is a month of preparation, as we can see in the natural world around us. Likewise, October has been a month of national preparation for an improved cybersecurity strategy. The Government of Canada calls October the CyberSecurity Awareness Month, ... Continue Reading

Best Strategy Against Ransomware: Let it Happen

Markus Latzel CEO, Palomino

September 21, 2016

Did you know that ransomware attacks typically target personal workstations? That being said, they have little to do with hosted web applications. If you are managing data in your organization, there are two ways to best protect yourselves as end ... Continue Reading

Cybercrime and Security: What You Should Know

Ted Longley Director of Engineering and Network Operations, ORION; Technical Advisor, Internet of Things Coalition Canada, Intelligent Community Forum

July 14, 2016

ORION has long been promoting the need for sharper cybersecurity and, with the University of Calgary's sharing of their recent ransomware issue, there is no time like the present to engage the community in the conversation. Where do we start when ... Continue Reading