Scalar’s study of the cyber resilience of Canadian organizations finds there is a new normal across the threat landscape. Cyber security incidents – whether they be exfiltration, infiltration, or denial of service – are now occurring on a regular basis. To address this, the focus of cyber security efforts is shifting from an emphasis on protection against attacks, to improving the detection of malicious actors on the network, and responding to and recovering from incidents as quickly as possible. The findings of the 2019 Scalar Security Study reflect on these new trends and introduce cyber resilience as a security theme that emphasizes the importance of business continuity and the need for organizations to return to normal operations and a trusted state after an incident has occurred

The purpose of this research is to study how Canadian organizations are responding to cyber security threats and the need to invest in enabling security technologies.