In the past 12 months, 87 per cent of Canadian organizations have reported experiencing a cyber security incident.

That is coupled with a 10 per cent year-over-year increase in the length of downtime per incident.

Ivo Wiens, a Field Chief Technology Officer with CDW Canada has more.

“We are seeing a less frequency of attacks but more successful attacks. Attackers are really, at the end of the day, looking for the return of their investment. Whether it be technical resources or time, whatever it is they are looking to increase that downtime.”

Wiens said that large organizations are faring better after cyberattacks than smaller or medium-sized businesses.

That’s because they have the resources to address the attacks and remedy them quicker.

He said every business using computers is vulnerable as many use them for accounting, payroll, and for proprietary information that might not be easy to replace or duplicate.

Catch Thompson Today this afternoon for more on the state of Cybersecurity in Canadian businesses. Or go to CDW.CA to review the report.