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05/20/2026

Are You Ready for CPCSC Level 1?

If your business works with government agencies, critical infrastructure, mining, aviation, telecommunications, or northern supply chains, now is the time to understand where you stand.

CasCom offers a CPCSC Level 1 Preparedness Review designed for organizations that want practical guidance without the technical jargon.

We’ll help you identify:

Current cybersecurity gaps
Likely compliance risks
Required security controls
Documentation weaknesses
Practical next steps for readiness

Whether you’re preparing for future federal opportunities or simply want to reduce operational risk, getting ahead early is significantly easier than scrambling later.

https://cascom.ca/what-is-cpcsc/

What is CPCSC? Learn how Canada’s cybersecurity certification program could impact Northern Canadian businesses, federal contracts, defense spending, and supply chain opportunities across the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

05/20/2026

Are You Ready for CPCSC Level 1?

If your business works with government agencies, critical infrastructure, mining, aviation, telecommunications, or northern supply chains, now is the time to understand where you stand.

CasCom offers a CPCSC Level 1 Preparedness Review designed for organizations that want practical guidance without the technical jargon.

We’ll help you identify:

-Current cybersecurity gaps
-Likely compliance risks
-Required security controls
-Documentation weaknesses
-Practical next steps for readiness

Whether you’re preparing for future federal opportunities or simply want to reduce operational risk, getting ahead early is significantly easier than scrambling later.

Visit:

https://www.cascom.ca/CPCSC/Level1.html

Free readiness check for the Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification (CPCSC) Level 1, built by CasCom.

05/01/2026

Canada Life wasn’t breached by some advanced hack.

It was one compromised employee account.

That’s it.

If your organization uses cloud platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, or Google Workspace, the same risk likely exists in your environment right now.

The real problem isn’t just security tools.

It’s visibility.

Most businesses don’t know:

Which accounts can access sensitive data
Who can export it
Or how that access could be abused

We broke down exactly what happened—and what you should be doing this week if you run a business in Alberta or Northern Canada.

Read here:

https://cascom.ca/canada-life-breach-one-stolen-password-was-enough/

03/30/2026

Most businesses think they’re protected because they “have backups.”

Here’s the problem:

Backups don’t fail when they run—they fail when you try to restore them.

We see it all the time:

-Backups that have never been tested
-Data that won’t fully come back
-Gaps that leave backups exposed to ransomware
That’s why World Backup Day isn’t about having backups.

It’s about knowing they actually work.

At CasCom, we’re testing client backups as part of our regular process—because the only backup that matters is one you can restore under pressure.

If you’re not completely confident in yours, it’s worth taking a closer look.

We broke down 10 practical ways to make sure your backups hold up when it counts:

March 31st is World Backup Day, but most businesses are celebrating the wrong thing. Having backups isn’t the win. Being able to restore them under pressure is...Here’s how to make sure your data is actually recoverable when it matters. The Real Problem with Backups Most companies have a backup....