Five Eyes Says AI Is Changing Cyber Risk
The Five Eyes joint statement on AI and cyber risk names a real shift in the threat landscape. First Nations and SMBs have an opportunity to lead the response.
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Featured·Winter 2023
Beyond Compliance: Cybersecurity as Indigenous Stewardship
For Indigenous entrepreneurs, cybersecurity is often framed as a compliance obligation or a technical burden. This article, originally featured in the CCIB Aboriginal Business Report (Formerly CCAB), reframes that entirely: protecting business data is a form of stewardship, an extension of the responsibility to safeguard community trust and long-term sustainability. It covers four early-stage pillars - MFA, default passwords, password managers, and holistic assessments - along with later-stage guidance on cybersecurity roadmaps and partnership risk. It closes with the Indigenous context shaping all of this: disproportionate cyber impacts, connectivity gaps in northern and remote regions, and a framework for incorporating your Nation's values into how you manage digital risk.Continue Reading →
Why First Nations Organizations Are Higher-Value Targets Than They Think
The comparison to a similarly-sized municipality doesn't hold. The federal funding relationship creates a risk profile that most IT conversations miss entirely.
Read Article →What AI Adoption Actually Does to Your Attack Surface
Deploying an LLM or AI tool isn't just an IT decision. It's a risk decision. A practical look at the new exposure categories AI introduces and what governance controls actually matter.
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