Within its Fall 2018 Cybersecurity Survey, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority revealed 38 percent of Canadian businesses said they are unfamiliar with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, MobileSyrup reports. The lack of PIPEDA awareness comes as 59 percent of businesses state they store customers' personal information, and 40 percent claim they have suffered a cyberattack within the past 12 months. The CIRA survey also found 54 percent of small businesses provide cybersecurity training to their employees, and 88 percent of respondents were concerned about future cyberattacks. “Training and awareness are critical to ensuring your business is cyber-secure,” CIRA Chief Security Officer Jacques Latour said in a statement. “No matter how great your IT team is, anyone with a network-connected device can be the weak point that brings your business down.”
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