8 Common Cybersecurity Threats to Watch Out For
8 common cybersecurity threats to watch out for 2020 has been a strange year, to say the very least. But despite Covid-19 throwing the world into disarray, hackers have shown no signs of slowing down — some even took advantage of the pandemic to exploit targets. In October, it was reported that more than a quarter of Canadian organizations surveyed had been affected by Covid-19-themed attacks. The Minister of National Defence, Honourable Harjit Sajjan, actually stated that “cyber security has never been more important, as more and more of our business and personal activities move online.” Scott Jones of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, reinforced these sentiments: “From cybercriminals holding our personal information for ransom, to state-sponsored actors threatening our critical infrastructure, the cyber threats Canadians face are increasing…