TERANET

have enjoyed working from home ,” says Brenda McCulloch , Chief Information Security Officer ( CISO ) at Teranet , as we chat over Zoom on a Friday afternoon .

“ I ’ ve discovered lots of local walking routes that I didn ’ t know existed before the pandemic . I ’ ve even taken up skiing - something I wouldn ’ t have considered before .”

The world has changed , she acknowledges , and some of it has been for the better . Although , her area of expertise - highlevel cybersecurity , has definitely faced its challenges of late .

The pandemic and the resulting increased digitisation of companies have unleashed a tidal wave of malware and ransomware cyberattacks across all industries globally .

Companies that hold sensitive information have been especially vulnerable to attack . And for many , 2020 resulted in the worst hacking and breach incidents on record .

McCulloch is responsible for the cyber fortification at Teranet , Canada ' s leader in the delivery and transformation of registry solutions , data and analytics , and platform modernization . As a provider of extensive expertise in land and commercial registries , data - the protection of it , is paramount to its success .

But her 20-year career in the IT industry now stands her in good stead , and she believes an organized team , careful prep work , and properly allocated expertise and resources are the keys to making sure companies maintain their security correctly in these challenging times .

Brenda McCulloch

CISO , Teranet

294 July 2021