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Canada’s most vulnerable organizations have a cyber gap — meet the team closing it
Farida, Naim, Stephen, and Oleksii are a part of something new. The Catalyst Cyber Clinic, funded by Okta, was designed to strengthen Canada’s most vulnerable non-profit organizations by pairing emerging cyber talent with real-world need. These four cyber pioneers are...
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“The Only Woman in the Room”: How An Nguyen Turned Isolation into a Thriving Cyber Community
An has been a marketing and communications professional for over...
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Andrea Yzeiri: Why startups can’t treat security as an afterthought
Andrea Yzeiri is the Chief Data and Analytics Officer and...
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Finding Her Village: From Labour and Delivery to Cybersecurity
Gina D’Addamio is a Catalyst Community Ambassador, a position which...
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How Mycroft scaled to over 100 customers without a playbook
This article was featured in Betakit on February 19, 2026. ...
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Fast Innovation, Fragile Security? The Reality for Digital Health SMEs
Cybersecurity, privacy, and AI readiness for SMEs in Health Data...
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Canada’s cybersecurity startups have no room for error
This article was featured in Betakit on January 30, 2026. ...
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Rachel Clark is taking on cybersecurity’s scalability problem
This article first appeared in Betakit on January 28, 2026....
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Move Fast, Break Everything: The Risk Landscape of A.I.
David Whyte, the CTO of Tidal Point Software, joined us...
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Slippery Slope: Disinformation, Cybersecurity, and Free Speech
At the second annual Catalyst Summit, held on November 12...
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Cybercrime Response, Uncovered: What Happens When the Call Comes In
Friday at noon: the crisis zone It’s a Friday at...
Features
How Mycroft scaled to over 100 customers without a playbook
This article was featured in Betakit on February 19, 2026. ...
Features
Canada’s cybersecurity startups have no room for error
This article was featured in Betakit on January 30, 2026. ...
Features
Rachel Clark is taking on cybersecurity’s scalability problem
This article first appeared in Betakit on January 28, 2026....
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Move Fast, Break Everything: The Risk Landscape of A.I.
David Whyte, the CTO of Tidal Point Software, joined us...
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Five Questions on CyberStart Canada, with Roxana Rozembaigher
What inspired you to focus on empowering youth in cybersecurity?...
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Five Questions with Dan Adamson, Cyber Challenge Program Founder
Dan Adamson is the co-founder of AutoAlign, which is now...
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From logic to cybersecurity: the philosophy of asking the right questions
Jordan Shaw-Young is Chief of Staff, Security Solutions at BlueVoyant....
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Stay ahead of cyber threats: top tips from the experts
During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we checked in with Senior Cybersecurity...
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ACE: from a social post to a changed reality
For Joseph Martinos, graduate of the Catalyst ACE program, cybersecurity...
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Doing the work: equality, education, and diversity in cybersecurity
Sem Ponnambalam is the President and Co-founder of Xahive, an...
Opinion
Opinion: A Once-in-a-generation Opportunity Could Also Be Our Biggest Blind Spot
The following article first appeared on December 11, 2025, in...
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Opinion: Skills Must Be Canada’s National Project
The following article first appeared on October 16, 2025, in...
Opinion
America First Puts Cybersecurity Last. In this New World, Canada Must Evolve.
The following article first appeared in Innovating Canada on October 01,...
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Opinion | In a new era of cyber risk, Canada must lead the charge
This op-ed first ran in the Toronto Star on June...
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Double-edged sword of AI adoption
Municipalities are under growing pressure to adopt new technologies, including...
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In the Liberal leadership race, the cybersecurity risks are massive
The following first appeared in the Globe and Mail on January...
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Purse & Mathieson: Canadian cities are only one cyberattack away from catastrophe
The following first appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on January 20,...
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AI may be a powerful tool, but it’s no substitute for cyber experts
The following first appeared in The Toronto Star on September...
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What Scarlett Johansson can teach us about taking on AI
Social media platforms facilitate the spread of fake content online....
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Elevating Women in Leadership: An Allyship Guide for Men
True allyship is not passive support. It involves actively promoting...
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