Mathieu Chevalier joined Genetec in 2010 as a software developer, and now plays a vital role in developing both internal and external cybersecurity protocols and strategies to assure the Genetec portfolio is “hardened” against cyber-attacks. Chevalier works closely with all Genetec product development teams to assure the latest cybersecurity measures are in place to protect the company’s software architecture, solutions, and features. Chevalier holds a Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree from the University of Sherbrooke, Québec.
There seems to be a constant supply of news stories involving high-profile, high-impact criminal cyber activity. More often than not, the data breaches that we hear about occur at large businesses or global organizations. This leads many people to think that it’s only those big companies who are at risk of being attacked. They incorrectly assume that today’s cybercriminal is always looking for a giant financial payout or a huge cache of personal data. But the reality is that small and mid-size businesses (SMB) are actually at greater risk.
Today, cybersecurity is on all our minds. Every other day, we get news of another cyberattack. As more organizations struggle to keep up with the onslaught of these new threats, many are asking: “What can we do to strengthen our cybersecurity posture?” When we want to quantify it, consider the concept of risk. In its simplest form, the risk associated with a system is the impact of it malfunctioning, multiplied by the likelihood that a malfunction will occur.
