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Toronto library, zoo attacks show public bodies need to boost cybersecurity | Experts urge public orgs to boost cybersecurity
TORONTO - As the Toronto Public Library gradually works to restore full service following a crippling October cyberattack, experts are warning that public organizations need to find ways to bolster
Charles Finlay, the executive director of Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Toronto Metropolitan University, said public organizations make good targets because they store substantial amounts of personal employee data and because taxpayers expect them to be open and functioning. Finlay said that to guard against future damage, public organizations need to embrace cybersecurity best practices, including two-factor authentication, regular software and password updates and not clicking on links in emails from untrusted senders. Cybersecurity expert David Shipley, of Beauceron Security in Fredericton, noted that attackers typically strike in areas where they don't live, to reduce the likelihood of being pursued by law enforcement.
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