Surveillance, AI and the security gaps behind the camera
This article first appeared in SecurityBrief on February 21, 2026. Last November, a digital ad board in Toronto’s PATH went viral after a Reddit user posted a notice sign attached to the screen from Cineplex Digital Media (CDM), the advertiser. “This media unit runs anonymous software, used to generate statistics about audience counts, gender and […]
Finding Her Village: From Labour and Delivery to Cybersecurity
Gina D’Addamio is a Catalyst Community Ambassador, a position which fosters connection and amplifies the work happening at Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst. In this role, Gina enhances the reach and impact of Catalyst programs, and engages with the Catalyst’s vast learner and alumni network, contributing to the strength and development of Canada’s cyber frontline. Bringing home […]
How Mycroft scaled to over 100 customers without a playbook
This article was featured in Betakit on February 19, 2026. CEO Mike Kim shares the battle scars earned building his cybersecurity startup. For Mycroft co-founder and CEO Mike Kim, building a cybersecurity startup in Canada often begins without much shared experience to lean on. There just aren’t enough battle scars in the cybersecurity ecosystem, especially in […]
Fast Innovation, Fragile Security? The Reality for Digital Health SMEs
Cybersecurity, privacy, and AI readiness for SMEs in Health Data and Digital Health sectors Think of your last visit to the doctor. You arrived at the front desk. They requested to see your health card or reminded you that the kiosk was on your left. Whichever route you took, your personal information was entered into […]
Tech Playbook: How Canadian operators are using technology to stay competitive
This article was featured in Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine. As labour shortages and rising costs squeeze margins, Canadian operators are turning to technology to streamline operations, enhance guest experiences, and stay competitive. The pressures facing Canadian restaurants in 2026 are forcing operators to re-think how they run their businesses. Labour shortages, rising costs and shifting […]
Canada’s cybersecurity startups have no room for error
This article was featured in Betakit on January 30, 2026. Daly Brown and Nick Foubert built a company around their defence expertise, before finding the support to scale it. Daly Brown spent more than a decade in defence, building battlefield networks and aerospace systems designed to work when failure isn’t an option. Now he’s applying […]
Rachel Clark is taking on cybersecurity’s scalability problem
This article first appeared in Betakit on January 28, 2026. Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst’s Cyber Challenge is helping bring machine-speed security to mining…
VIEW: Women in Cyber Leadership
This January, the Catalyst team was on the ground in Malaysia to deliver the Women in Cyber Leadership program with the support of BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE) and in partnership with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Over five days, the program brought together women professionals from diverse backgrounds to strengthen their […]
Catalyst’s Charles Finlay flags US interference concerns, urges security and speed in Al adoption
This article first appeared in The Wire Report on January 26, 2026 Despite integrated defence capabilities, the federal government should start viewing the White House as a potential source of digital interference, according to Charles Finlay from the Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst. Charles Finlay has spent the last seven years partnering with businesses, advocacy groups, and […]
Move Fast, Break Everything: The Risk Landscape of A.I.
David Whyte, the CTO of Tidal Point Software, joined us at the second annual Catalyst Summit, held this past November 12 in Brampton, where he walked workshop attendees through the evolving threat landscape that the advent of AI has brought to cybersecurity. This felt particularly relevant because, in the year since the first Summit in […]