Cybersecurity Trends Offer Risk-Preparedness Takeaways

By Sunny Handa, John Lenz and Allison Sibthorpe (September 14, 2021, 2:04 PM EDT) -- The increased sophistication of cybersecurity attacks, coupled with more people working remotely due to the pandemic, has created the perfect storm for general counsel, chief privacy officers, chief information security officers and others who prevent and respond to cyberattacks and other data-related incidents.

As our world digitizes ever more rapidly, the need for better cyberpreparedness and vigilance across all industries and organizations, regardless of their jurisdiction, has become imperative.

Appropriate cybersecurity protocols can be informed by trends in the cybersecurity landscape. We recently analyzed private and public data sets on approximately 100 cybersecurity incidents that occurred in Canada between Sept. 1,...