Presented at the SERENE-RISC Workshop, 2017 October Instances of cybercrime are now a daily occurrence and many of these attacks affect us all. The threat landscape is constantly changing and evolving and the threat actors are no longer “hackers” lurking in the shadows. Cyber-attacks have been shown to cause mass disruption, widespread panic, and in …
Presented at the SERENE-RISC Spring Workshop 2016 The intersection of traditional professional investigations and cybercrime investigations. Professional investigators are finding they have to know more about cybercrime investigations and cybercrime investigators are discovering that they have to know more about the law and professional investigations. This presentation will discuss local and multinational investigations, who should …
The development of intelligent energy management or smart grid systems are quite weak advanced however the critical nature of this infrastructure means that the reliability and security of the connected components are concerning. Maintaining energy stability across variations in generation and demand depends on the ability of the synchronous generators in the power system to …
A common part of social networks is sharing images. Storing and processing these images to provide engaging services to customers is resource intensive and social networks often rely on cloud services to provide these resources. This creates a potential security risk for the users of the social network platform. Simply encrypting the images before uploading …
Presented at GoSec 2017 Michael Joyce works on the many different aspects of the SERENE-RISC knowledge mobilization operations. He is the person behind the Network online knowledge-sharing platform and one of the driving forces behind the Cybersec 101 training. At SERENE-RISC, Michael is also responsible for the production of the quarterly knowledge digest. Before joining …
Le Centre antifraude du Canada a publié un nouveau bulletin sur la fraude. Pour le mois de la sensibilisation à la cybersécurité, ils mettent en évidence les escroqueries malheureusement trop fréquentes sur Internet: Stratagèmes de rencontre Fraudes électroniques Fraudes par facturation continue Hameçonnage Biens contrefaits, et Options binaires (arnaque d’investissement) Lisez les Bulletins du CAFC …
Presented at the SERENE-RISC Workshop – 2016 Spring The cyber-attacks targeting individuals and businesses worldwide continue to grow and wreak havoc. But one particular threat type clearly stands out from everything else we see today or had faced before. The file-encrypting ransomware has taken its victims by storm recently. It’s dominating the current threat landscape …
Presented at GoSec 2017 Jessica is an intelligence researcher/analyst with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). She has been with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) since 1998 and joined the Operational Support Unit in 2006. Jessica has previously been involved in most aspects of the CAFC disruption program. Along with providing tactical support to law …
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Discussion Participants: The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca Halifax Public Libraries http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca Ontario Provincial Police https://www.opp.ca project SOMEONE http://projectsomeone.ca Toronto Public Library http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca Regrets: Public Safety Canada https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/cbr-scrt/index-en.aspx Montreal Public Libraries http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=4397,6393626&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Vancouver Public Library http://www.vpl.ca Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Links for Resources for Cybersecurity Awareness month: (In …
What can you learn from Tom, Thelma and Ed about privacy and the possible role of libraries in advocacy? Jonathon Hodge from the Toronto Public Library presents “Advocating for digital privacy: the centrality of public libraries in a uniquely 21st century struggle” at 2017 Access (http://accessconference.ca/2017program/). Presents the work happening at the Toronto Public Library …