Cyber insurance Alberta businesses carry has changed dramatically — and most Edmonton SMBs either don’t have coverage or don’t understand what their policy actually covers. In 2026, that gap is becoming increasingly dangerous. A single ransomware attack, data breach, or business email compromise incident can cost a Canadian SMB over $3.4 million when you factor […]
Right now, somewhere in your Edmonton business, an employee is probably pasting something into ChatGPT they shouldn’t be. Shadow AI — the use of unauthorized AI tools at work — is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity risks facing Alberta businesses in 2026, and most business owners have no idea it’s already happening inside their organization. […]
If you do one thing for your business’s cybersecurity this year, enable multi-factor authentication on every account. That’s not an exaggeration. Multi-factor authentication for Edmonton businesses is the single highest-impact, lowest-cost security control available — and most small businesses still haven’t fully implemented it. According to Microsoft, MFA blocks over 99.9% of automated credential attacks. […]
Phishing attacks on Alberta SMBs are the number one way cybercriminals get into business networks — and in 2026 they’ve gotten significantly harder to spot. It just takes one employee clicking the wrong link at the wrong moment. This guide breaks down exactly what phishing attacks targeting Alberta small businesses look like right now, what […]
A law office in St. Albert. A construction firm in Nisku. A medical clinic in Sherwood Park. These aren’t hypothetical targets — they’re the kinds of Alberta businesses that ransomware groups are actively going after right now. Ransomware attacks on Canadian small and medium businesses increased by over 150% between 2023 and 2025. Alberta, with […]