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Cyber-Kinetic Security
Cyber-Kinetic Risk – Unintended Consequence of IoT in a 5G World
Getting smart about security in smart systems Smart used to be something we called people or pets. It wasn’t a term one would use to describe one’s hairbrush. That is changing, of course, in an era of accelerating digital transformation.…
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Policy & Sovereignty
EU Launches Quantum Technologies Flagship
On October 29, 2018, following the Quantum Manifesto published in 2016, the European Commission officially kicked off its ambitious Quantum Technologies Flagship initiative, marking a significant step in Europe’s commitment to quantum technology development. The initiative, backed by the European…
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
Sign Today, Forge Tomorrow (STFT) or Trust Now, Forge Later (TNFL) Risk
Sign Today, Forge Tomorrow (STFT) or Trust Now, Forge Later (TNFL) is the digital‑signature equivalent of HNDL. Digital signatures underpin everything from software updates and firmware integrity to identity verification and supply‑chain provenance. Today’s signatures are based on RSA or…
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AI Security
AI: The Shifting Battlefield in the Cyber Arms Race
Cybersecurity strategies need to change in order to address the new issues that Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) bring into the equation. Although those issues have not yet reached crisis stage, signs are clear that they will need…
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Quantum Computing
A Comprehensive Guide to Quantum Gates
In quantum computing, the role of logic gates is played by quantum gates – unitary transformations on one or more qubits. These are the elementary “moves” that a quantum computer can perform on quantum data. Just as classical gates compose…
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Leadership
CH 8: Driving Change as Innovators
To remain competitive, organizations will increasingly have to innovate. As the speed of innovation increases, disrupting whole sectors, competitive intelligence, market intelligence even a bit of futurism will become essential skills. Leaders will have to stay informed not only of…
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
Growing Cyber-Kinetic Threats to Railway Systems
Cybersecuring railway systems from potential attackers must become paramount in the digitization that those systems currently undergo. Their cybersecurity is too closely interlinked with the railway safety to leave the door open to disruption. To make matters worse, they are…
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Leadership
CH 1: Introduction – The Future of Leadership in the Age of AI
It’s almost impossible to turn around nowadays without finding another article predicting the impact that AI and other emerging technologies – the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution – will have on our future. It’s one of the hottest topics being discussed…
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5G Security
5G Making It More Important for Governments to Lead IoT Security
The human brain is programmed to keep us safe and secure. Yes, we are separated from the rest of the animal kingdom by our advanced capacities of sense-making and decision-making, but at the core of our grey matter remains some…
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) IoT Threat
As IoT adoption continues to proliferate, manufactures and adopters are increasingly aware of cybersecurity risks to IoT. Yet, even among the IoT security professionals, one significant potential remote attack vector is often overlooked: intentional electromagnetic interference (IEMI). Electromagnetic interference (EMI)…
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Society 5.0
Innovation in Canada – What’s Not Working and What Is
Canada’s rankings in innovation has lagged that of other peer nations for decades despite government efforts to address this issue. Considering its success in developing research programs at its universities, its mediocre rankings overall in technology development is disappointing. Those…
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
The CRQC Quantum Capability Framework
This guide is a detailed, end‑to‑end map for understanding what it will actually take to reach a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC), i.e. break RSA-2048 - not just headline qubit counts. A CRQC must meet two conditions: the algorithmic requirements…
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
Canadian Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection
Targeted cyberattacks against critical infrastructure (CI) are increasing on a global scale. Critical systems are rapidly being connected to the internet, affording attackers opportunities to target virtual systems that operate and monitor physical structures and physical processes through various modes…
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Society 5.0
The Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you’ve read the many predictions about the future of AI, you’ve likely found them to be wildly different. They range from AI spelling doom for humanity, to AI ushering in Golden Age of peace, harmony and culture, to AI…
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
The Challenge of IT and OT Asset Discovery
Every CISO understands the simple truth: you can’t protect what you don’t know you have. A comprehensive inventory of IT and OT assets - from servers and laptops to industrial controllers and IoT sensors - is the foundation of effective…
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