Publications

Reports, toolkits and policy recommendations dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations to seize the opportunities and tackle the challenges of cybersecurity.

Reports
Risky Business: The Cyber and Sociotechnical Security Threats of Crypto-asset Trading
From origins of blockchain technology decades ago to earliest use cases of digital or e-cash and the introduction of Bitcoin as the first cryptocurrency in 2008, few could have predicted the cultural phenomenon and dramatic market growth for Crypto-assets of...
Risky Business
Guides
Cybersecurity for Parents & Guardians
Cybersecurity for Parents & Guardians
Guides
Cybersecurity for K-12 Educators
Cybersecurity for K-12 Educators
Guides
Cybersecurity for Kids & Youth
Cybersecurity for Kids & Youth
Publications
Rebuilding Canada’s Public Square
Rebuilding Canada’s Public Square: Response to the Government of Canada’s Proposed Approach to Address Harmful Content Online
Publications
Why Canada Must Defend Encryption
Why Canada Must Defend Encryption
Publications
See Something, Say Something
See Something, Say Something: Coordinating the Disclosure of Security Vulnerabilities in Canada
Publications
Private Messaging, Public Harms
Private Messaging, Public Harms: Disinformation and Online Harms on Private Messaging Platforms in Canada
Publications
‘Contextualization Engines’ can fight misinformation without censorship
‘Contextualization Engines’ can fight misinformation without censorship
Publications
Facing the Realities of Facial Recognition Technology
Facing the Realities of Facial Recognition Technology
Publications
Facial Recognition Technology Policy Roundtable_ What We Heard
Facial Recognition Technology Policy Roundtable: What We Heard

Multimedia

Discover a range of multimedia—videos, photos, and podcast clips—capturing the essence of our work at the Catalyst.

LISTEN: Catalyst’s Charles Finlay discusses Toronto school board cyberattack
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WATCH: First annual Catalyst Summit recap
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WATCH: Catalyst at Elevate Festival 2024 recap
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WATCH: Cyber Challenge Kick-Off
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What can the world learn about the Microsoft Outage?
What can the world learn about the Microsoft Outage_
WATCH: Catalyst + Brampton = Brewed to Protect
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WATCH: Catalyst at Collision Conference 2024
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LISTEN: Charles Finlay discusses TPL cyberattacks on TMU podcast
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WATCH: Recap of DiscoveryX and Cyber Challenge launch
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WATCH: Charles Finlay examines the fallout from the U of W cyberattacks with CTV News Winnipeg
WATCH Charles Finlay examines the fallout from the U of W cyberattacks with CTV News Winnipeg