Navigating the digital age, clinic the definitive cybersecurity guide for directors and officers, published by Caxton Business & Legal is a book worth reading.

It gets a bit scary when you stop and think about the role that technology plays in our day-to-day personal and business lives. And it gets even scarier if you think about all the information that is stored online and what could happen if various systems were hacked.

As the book points out, the very real threats are driving more and more effort in cybersecurity, and this could be a boon to Canada’s innovation sector as all governments, businesses, etc. will have to invest more money in new technologies to keep sophisticated hackers at bay.

The federal government has recently announced a consultation process on Cyber Security. We all need to learn more about Cyber Security – especially those of us who are simply users of technology. Participating in this process will provide the opportunity for us all, not just the security and technology experts, to learn more about this issue and contribute to having a more sophisticated cybersecurity system for Canadians.

One thing is for sure though – the hackers aren’t going away.