WATCH: Experience the Catalyst Cyber Range
Take your cybersecurity training from theoretical to hands-on with the Catalyst Cyber Range – a unique cybersecurity training and testing platform that provides an immersive and ultra-realistic learning environment.
WATCH: An evening to celebrate the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator community
On March 30, 2023, the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator invited its community of founders, entrepreneurs, mentors and stakeholders to celebrate the release of its 2020-2022 report.
WATCH: Meet some of the founders and mentors in the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator
On March 29, 2023, we celebrated the launch of the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator’s 2020-2022 report with some of the accelerator founders, mentors and alumni at our offices in Brampton. Here are a few short interviews we captured with them.
WATCH: The Hunt for Hack-Tastic Talent: Analyzing the Cyber Talent Shortage
On Monday, March 13, a panel of experts convened by the Catalyst Fellowship Program came together to discuss the critical shortage of cybersecurity talent and its ramifications for organizations. Hosted by the fellows, the event aimed to explore the current state of the cyber talent gap and practical solutions that companies can implement to address […]
Leading by example: how to encourage more women to consider careers in cybersecurity
It’s no secret that the cybersecurity sector needs more women. The industry benefits when there are more professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to problem-solve together. Every International Women’s Day, there’s a lot of talk about what we can do to encourage more women to consider and thrive in careers in STEM. At the Catalyst, […]
Meet the cyber accelerator helping startups scale up
The following article was written by the Globe Content Studio and was first published in the The Globe and Mail on February 9, 2023 Cyber attacks continue to hit businesses where it hurts them most – their wallets. In 2022, data breaches cost businesses around the world an average of US$4.35 million, up 13 per […]
WATCH: Catalyst’s Charles Finlay, Tracy Dallaire and Neil Desai join TVO’s The Agenda
With a wave of recent cyberattacks on hospitals and other infrastructure, will these disruptions become a regular occurrence? Steve Paikin chats with Catalyst executive director Charles Finlay, Catalyst Accelerator Mentor Neil Desai, and McMaster University’s Director of Information Security Services Tracy Dallaire, about what’s happening, whether the attacks will be more frequent, and what we […]
LISTEN: Charles Finlay joins 630 CHED to discuss rising cyberattacks
Cyberattacks targeting Canadian hospitals, health care systems and municipalities are on the rise. 630 CHED’s Shaye Ganam spoke to Catalyst executive director Charles Finlay about why there have been have been so many cyber attacks recently. Listen to the full interview below.
WATCH: Charles Finlay joins CTV Your Morning to discuss AirTags danger
The Catalyst’s founding executive director, Charles Finlay, joined CTV Your Morning on December 15th to speak with host Anne-Marie Mediwake on the growing cybersecurity concerns around Apple AirTags with reports that the trackers are being used to stalk people. Watch the full interview above.
Tech sector chaos risks serious cyberattacks
This op-ed first appeared in Newsweek. It’s a bumpy ride in the technology sector these days. Tech firms of all kinds are aggressively resizing, responding to the realities of high interest rates, slowing overall economic growth, and smaller ad budgets. The cuts to workers’ ranks are deep: Layoffs.fyi, a website that tracks tech-sector terminations, estimates that […]
