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FIN10 intrusion operations predominately targeting Canadian organizations: FireEye

June 16, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

FireEye, Inc. has observed an actor carrying out financially motivated intrusion operations – targeting organizations in North America, but predominately in Canada – that may require a different type of response, the company suggests in a new report. Believed to

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Intact Ventures becomes strategic investor in Canadian IoT technology company Alert Labs

April 20, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Intact Ventures has made its first investment in Canada Alert Labs Inc., an Ontario provider of easy-to-install technology that offers residential and commercial property owners real-time water use, flood, leak, temperature and power alerts. Not only do the alerts generated

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Canadian executives investing in tech skills training, but still struggle to keep up with technology change: PwC Canada

March 29, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Polled Canadian organizations are struggling to keep up with constant technology change despite executives viewing digital strategy, cyber security and data analytics as quite or highly important skills to their businesses, notes a new report issued Wednesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

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Canadian p&c insurance industry sees solid premiums, but net income down in 2016: MSA Research

March 22, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The Canadian property and casualty insurance industry saw solid results for both direct premiums written (DPW) and net premiums written (NPW) in 2016, but that was countered by big decreases in both net income and underwriting income, note new figures

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Half of polled Canadian businesses suspect or know their firms have been hit by fraud in last year

February 22, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

New survey findings indicate a disconnect between how many Canadian businesses have experienced fraud in the last year and the high level of confidence among business and C-suite executives regarding their ability to prevent such incidents. Half of the Canadian