Category Business Vault

No one is exempt from IT problems, but it’s hard to put a dollar figure to the actual hard costs to your business when IT problems occur. That’s because so many of these issues happen randomly and can be difficult…

We continue to alert our clients about the increasing need for cyber insurance. Especially when we continue to hear that one of the largest cyber liability insurers Lloyd’s continues to limit coverage—right at a time when nation states are ramping up…

Actioning a new cyber security policy or procedure can be an intense change for a company. Certainly, as a cyber security and technology company, we’ve heard it all from our clients, as the demand for better security measures and protocols increases –…

Sometimes I feel like the little boy who cried wolf, especially when it comes to the latest cyber attacks and breaches.  Do people really comprehend the ramifications if they were to personally get breached? Even worse if they were the…

We decided to sit down and ask ChatGPT to write a blog on its threat to cyber security. ChatGPT:             (Note that the first thing it does is defend itself): As an AI-powered language model, ChatGPT is not inherently a threat…

I recently had the privilege of meeting a business analyst from BDC. She shared some not-yet published information from a study BDC conducted. Most statics available online are U.S. Obtaining Canadian statistics can be difficult so I appreciate her willingness to share…

There are many sites that track current vulnerabilities in the world of cyber warfare. However, this one is severe enough to share with our readers: There is a vulnerability where, in simplified terms, a bad guy can send you an email…

A tabletop exercise (TTX) is a method to test the effectiveness of a cyber incident response plan (IRP) by simulating a cyber breach. To be most effective, it involves executives from all areas of the organization in conjunction with the cyber…

In 1972, at the 139th meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, meteorologist Edward Lorenz posed the question “Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” In today’s world, the question might be considered…

Birmingham Consulting has the privilege of conducting business in a historical building within the heritage district of Waterdown, Ontario, at 21 Mill Street North. A wooden church was first built on the site in the 1830’s. But after 30 years,…