Cybersecurity and fraud

These resources provide information on the common types of cyber threats facing lawyers and paralegals, identify best practices and strategies to manage and mitigate these risks, and provide guidance on what to do in the event of a cyber breach. To better understand common cyber security terms and concepts, consider consulting the Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity’s Glossary of Cybersecurity Terms. Resources are grouped by topic and type.

Topics

• Threats and vulnerabilities 
  • Fraud
  • Social engineering
  • Phishing and Spear Phishing
  • Spoofing
  • Malware
  • Ransomware
• Cyber risk management

• Reporting cyber incidents

For cyber awareness and risk management training tutorials, check out the Training and tutorials section of the Technology and Resource Centre.

Threats and vulnerabilities

Fraud

Social engineering

Phishing and Spear Phishing

Spoofing

Malware

Ransomware

Cyber risk management

Reporting cyber incidents