The Ultimate Guide to Phishing
A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Phishing.
What to know about Phishing
Phishing, a pervasive form of cybercrime, continues to evolve in sophistication and scale, posing significant risks to individuals and organisations worldwide. This tag gathers extensive insights into phishing tactics, including traditional email scams, spear-phishing, SMS phishing (smishing), and emerging AI-assisted attacks that exploit human vulnerabilities and trusted brand impersonations.
Recent stories highlight the increasing frequency and complexity of phishing attacks, such as operations targeting specific sectors like finance, industrial engineering, and healthcare. Reports reveal how cybercriminal groups adapt by leveraging multi-factor authentication exploits, brandjacking, and sophisticated social engineering to compromise credentials and infiltrate networks.
Readers exploring this tag will gain valuable understanding of how phishing attacks are conducted, who the most vulnerable targets are—from individual contributors to C-suite executives—and what measures organisations and individuals can take to mitigate risks. The tag also delves into cybersecurity solutions, training programs, and industry collaborations designed to bolster phishing resistance, emphasizing the critical role of combining technology, awareness, and proactive defense to combat this ever-changing threat landscape.
Canadian Phishing News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Canon Canada adds ESET cybersecurity to managed IT
Canadian businesses gain a single supplier for IT and endpoint security as Canon broadens its managed services with ESET products.
Canadian firms flag AI-linked cyber risks from suppliers
Supplier oversight is becoming a bigger cyber priority as one in three Canadian businesses reported an AI-linked incident in the past year.
Genetec warns AI is fuelling physical security risk
Rising phishing, smishing and social engineering attacks are exposing connected cameras and access systems to credential theft, Genetec says.
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
AI disruptions and cyberattacks are forcing organisations to back up models, prompts and knowledge bases, not just files.
FIFAI panel report sets 'AGILE' guide for AI in finance
The report warns Canadian lenders that fraud, supply-chain concentration and market shocks are becoming the main AI threats in finance.
AI-fuelled scams tied to tariffs erode Canadians' trust
AI-boosted scams piggybacking on tariff and cost-of-living fears are eroding Canadians' trust in everyday digital messages, Interac warns.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Phishing
KnowBe4 wins Frost & Sullivan email security award
Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly
Gartner says 40% of governments will create TrustOps
IRONSCALES names Steve McKenzie Chief Operating Officer
Group-IB named a Leader in Gartner cyberthreat report
Expert Columns
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
While OT security is maturing, risk is not slowing down
Why service desks are emerging as a critical security weakness
Stolen credentials don't have to mean a breach
One click can trigger a breach, but security can stop it
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
Saving the weekend: How SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC stopped a Saturday night cyberattack
A resilient security culture is built in the flow of work, not the classroom
A woman cybersecurity leader's guide to owning your digital identity
Account Takeover (ATO) fraud: The hidden threat to your business and how to stop it
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Phishing News
A woman cybersecurity leader's guide to owning your digital identity
A woman cybersecurity leader urges Canadians to claim their digital identity, push employers on cyber benefits and demand safer businesses.
AI-fuelled cyberattacks put Canadian businesses at risk
AI-powered cyberattacks are rising sharply, leaving Canadian businesses exposed as legacy systems meet rapid AI adoption and automated threats.
Vocational training urged to close IT reseller skills gap
Herzing College urges tech resellers to embrace vocational training to close critical AI, cybersecurity and cloud skills gaps.
Cyber Centre: AI-fuelled ransomware to target more Canadians
AI-powered ransomware will hit more Canadians by 2027 as cheaper, faster attacks outpace defences, the cyber security agency warns.
Confidence high but few Canadians fully recover from ransomware
While 94% of Canadian firms feel confident about recovering from ransomware, only 25% have fully restored their data after attacks, reveals OpenText survey.
AI in cyber security: A double-edged sword
AI is reshaping cyber security, boosting defence yet enabling advanced threats; Canadian organisations must balance innovation with heightened vigilance.
AI demand fuels growth for Canadian MSPs amid security gaps
AI interest boosts growth for Canadian MSPs, with 82% seeing gains; yet only 40% have deployed AI cybersecurity agents, revealing a readiness gap.
Canadian firms lost over CAD $103 million to deepfake scams
Canadian firms lost over CAD $103 million to deepfake scams amid 1,309 weekly cyber attacks, with email phishing driving 71% of malicious file deliveries in 2025.
Forum establishes rising AI security risks in Canadian finance
The results of the first of four Canadian government-run workshops were released in a report.
How AI is Reshaping the Cyber Threat Landscape
AI is transforming cyber threats into more complex attacks, with Canada facing rising risks amid a 47% surge in weekly cyber attacks in 2025.
NCC Group flags AI fraud platform Kitana in attacks
Consumers on hospitality and eCommerce sites are at risk of having passwords and payment details stolen through fake webpages run by the platform.
Silent Push 6.0 adds AI workflows and unified cyber platform
Security teams can now query Silent Push data through Claude and ChatGPT after the platform added AI access, bulk enrichment and reorganised modules.
Symmatrics launches VPN to cut credential cyberattacks
Organisations with remote staff may gain tighter access controls, as the new network aims to curb stolen-credential breaches without redesigning systems.
Ransomware victims spot attacks only after data theft
Almost half of ransomware victims discovered breaches only after data theft, underscoring how attackers are evading detection for weeks.
Proofpoint joins OpenAI Daybreak for cyber defence
The move could speed up threat triage and analysis for security teams, while limiting direct access to OpenAI models in customer workflows.
Google sues Chinese phishing network over fake texts
The scam network's fake texts may have reached millions of Android users, with authorities linking it to major card theft and losses.
Klue breach lets attackers steal Salesforce CRM data
Trusted third-party access has let attackers quietly pull large volumes of Salesforce records from enterprise systems via a Klue integration.
Cyber criminals target World Cup 2026, says Unit 42
Fans and businesses face a heightened fraud and disruption threat as the expanded tournament's wider digital footprint attracts attackers.
Barracuda launches AI email protection for Microsoft 365
A single phishing email can now compromise identities, bypass multifactor authentication and hit endpoints within five minutes, Barracuda said.
Rapid Brigantine ties ClickFix malware to fake updates
BlueVoyant says a ClickFix malware campaign using fake browser updates is linked to the Rapid Brigantine ransomware ecosystem.