As we approach the end of 2025, Canada’s cybersecurity landscape reflects a year marked by accelerated digital transformation, heightened threat activity, and a growing recognition that cybersecurity risk is no longer solely an IT concern—it is a core business and governance issue. Across public and private sectors, organizations faced increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, greater regulatory scrutiny, and mounting pressure to demonstrate due diligence in managing cyber risk. For many Canadian organizations, 2025 served as a turning point in how cybersecurity risk is understood, assessed, and managed. Key Cybersecurity Trends in Canada in 2025 1. Increase in Targeted and Sophisticated AttacksCanadian...
How Generative AI is Transforming ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Implementation
The New Challenge: From Static Documentation to Dynamic ISMS The 2022 revision of ISO/IEC 27001 introduced a major shift in how organizations manage and maintain their Information Security Management Systems (ISMS).With the number of controls reduced from 114 to 93, the focus has moved beyond compliance checklists to a dynamic, risk-driven approach that reflects the realities of today’s digital environment. Organizations are now expected to rethink and update their ISMS documentation, redefine relationships between risks, assets, and controls, and ensure that their controls are not just present — but active, relevant, and adaptable to the evolving threat landscape. However, this...
How Cloudflare Helps Organizations Align with CIS RAM for Cybersecurity
In today’s fast-changing threat landscape, organizations of every size face increasing pressure to manage cybersecurity risks effectively. To respond, many teams are turning to trusted frameworks like the CIS Risk Assessment Method (CIS RAM) — a practical guide developed by the Center for Internet Security to help organizations assess, prioritize, and manage security risks in a balanced way. At Riskmetis, we often get asked how technology providers like Cloudflare fit into this picture. The short answer: Cloudflare’s solutions directly support many of the principles in CIS RAM, helping organizations improve security without creating unnecessary disruption to business operations. What is...
How AI is Revolutionizing Cyberattack Risk Assessment
How AI is Transforming Cybersecurity Risk Assessment In today’s digital landscape, cyber threats are evolving faster than ever. Traditional methods of identifying and mitigating risks often fall short. That’s why AI-driven cybersecurity assessment is becoming essential for businesses that want to stay ahead of cybercriminals. At Riskmetis, we provide AI-powered cyberattack risk assessments that help organizations proactively detect, predict, and prevent potential security breaches. Here’s how AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity risk management: 1. Identifying Critical Assets Effective cybersecurity risk management starts with knowing what’s at stake. AI maps out all critical systems—including servers, databases, cloud platforms, and endpoints—and identifies sensitive...
Cybersecurity Trends in Canada – What SMBs Need to Know Updated May 2025
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. While large organizations and government agencies often dominate headlines, attackers know that SMBs can be easier targets due to limited resources and less mature security practices. At Riskmetis, we help growing businesses protect what matters most—from customer data to operational uptime. Here are the key trends affecting Canadian SMBs this May—and what you can do to stay protected. 1. Ransomware Remains a Major Threat Ransomware attacks continue to impact small businesses across Canada. With many SMBs relying on local or cloud-based systems without dedicated security teams, a single...
Cybersecurity Assessment Trends in 2025
As cyber threats continue to evolve at an unprecedented pace, cybersecurity assessments in 2025 must adapt to tackle emerging challenges such as AI-driven attacks, zero-trust architectures, and the growing sophistication of ransomware. Proactive threat intelligence and rapid incident response are critical in safeguarding businesses. Here’s a breakdown of key trends shaping cybersecurity assessments in 2025. 1. AI-Driven Threats & Countermeasures AI-Powered Attacks: Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging AI to conduct highly sophisticated attacks, including AI-generated malware and advanced phishing campaigns. These attacks are adaptive and can bypass traditional security measures with alarming efficiency. AI-Enhanced Security: To counter AI-driven threats, organizations must...
Why Compliance Matters
In today’s digital age, safeguarding sensitive information is critical for all businesses, especially those dealing with data-heavy operations. ISO 27001, a globally recognized standard for information security management, provides a robust framework for securing data, mitigating risks, and demonstrating a commitment to cybersecurity. Why ISO 27001 Matters for Canadian Businesses Canadian businesses, from small startups to large enterprises, need to meet increasingly stringent data protection regulations. ISO 27001 compliance offers a strategic advantage by ensuring that organizations follow best practices in managing information security risks. Here’s how different business types in Canada can benefit from adopting ISO 27001: Riskmetis: Cybersecurity...
Strengthening Your Brand and Customer Trust
Strengthening Your Brand and Customer Trust: How Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Software Can Safeguard Small to Medium-Sized Businesses In today’s digital landscape, no business is too small to be targeted by cybercriminals. Whether you run a startup or a well-established mid-sized company, protecting your brand and customer data from cyber threats is crucial. A single breach can lead to financial losses, legal liabilities, and irreparable harm to your company’s reputation. For small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), cybersecurity risk assessment software offers a practical, cost-effective solution to defend against these risks. Understanding the Growing Cybersecurity Threat for SMBs It’s a common misconception...
AI Fuzzing
Fuzzing is the art of automatic bug detection. The goal of Fuzzing is to stress the application and cause unexpected behavior, resource leaks, or crashes. Fuzz testing, or fuzzing, is a Black Box software testing technique that basically consists of finding implementation bugs using malformed or semi-malformed data injection in an automated fashion. A fuzzer is a program that injects automatically semi-random data into a program or stack and detects bugs. The data-generation part is made of generators, and vulnerability identification relies on debugging tools. Generators usually use combinations of static fuzzing vectors (known-to-be-dangerous values) or totally random data. New...
