The Ultimate Guide to Phishing

2026 · Canadian Edition

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
Analyst Insights
Check Point tops Miercom hybrid mesh security benchmark
Miercom · Phishing · Malware
Last week
DigiCert updates document signing tool to curb AI fraud
Frost & Sullivan · Phishing · Data Protection
Last month
1Kosmos tops KuppingerCole 2026 passwordless ranking
KuppingerCole · Phishing · Data Protection
Last month
IRONSCALES adds AI agents to counter next‑gen phishing
Osterman Research · Phishing · UC
Last month
Xiid & Cytex link AI governance with zero trust access
Gartner · Phishing · Firewalls
Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Expert columns
One click can trigger a breach, but security can stop it
By Jerome Lowe of SonicWall
Yesterday
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
By Robert Falzon of Check Point Software Canada
This month
Saving the weekend: How SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC stopped a Saturday night cyberattack
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
Last month
A resilient security culture is built in the flow of work, not the classroom
By Andy Fielder of MetaCompliance
Last month
A woman cybersecurity leader's guide to owning your digital identity
By Leigh Tynan of TELUS Online Security
Last month
Account Takeover (ATO) fraud: The hidden threat to your business and how to stop it
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Last month
Securing the digital classroom: A layered cybersecurity approach for K-12 schools
By Asif Mujtaba of SonicWall
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Solving the '3 AM Problem' with 24/7 cyber defence
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
New email phishing tricks exploit QR codes & Teams
By Threat Analyst Team of Barracuda
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
AI's 2026 security fallout: identity chaos & deepfake fear
By OpenText Cybersecurity
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Mid-market fraud prevention: mistakes retailers keep making
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Sat, 10th Jan 2026
The future of authentication in 2026: Insights from Yubico's experts
By Ronnie Manning of Yubico
Thu, 8th Jan 2026
How identity verification could have stopped a $300M Crypto scam
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Wed, 24th Dec 2025
Overcoming tool fragmentation and data gaps in the AI-powered SOC
By Chris Scheels of Gurucul
Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Infostealer attacks: How hackers steal data from companies
By Vakaris Noreika of NordStellar
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Interviews
'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO
Discussing Data Protection
Last month
Exclusive: Cybrary on cyber training as tailored defence, not checkbox
Discussing Skills shortage
Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Norton warns of hotel booking Reservation Hijack scams
About Data Protection
Yesterday
Bitdefender warns journalists on phishing & source safety
About Malware
Yesterday
Barracuda spots 7 million device code phishing attacks
About Firewalls
Last week
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Cyber attacks on universities rise 63% around the world
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