Richards: Is Trinidad and Tobago ready to go digital?

Senator Paul Richards asked if Trinidad and Tobago was ready to make the thrust into the digital age. Richards asked this in a brief contribution to debate on the Electronic Payments into and out of Court (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the Senate. He observed the global economy, in terms of cash transactions, had declined by…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityJuly 29, 20220Comments

Data Privacy

Minister Hassel Bacchus working to move Trinidad and Tobago toward e-governance

Minister Hassel Bacchus working to move Trinidad and Tobago toward e-governance. A lack of trust in the local systems means the same people who purchase items online from foreign sites, would rather stand in line to pay for goods and services in TT. People can not only withdraw money from banks, but can transfer money…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityJuly 29, 20220Comments

Cyber Security

What businesses can do to improve their cybersecurity

Most common types of cyberattacks include malware/ransomware, phishing, man-in-the-middle, and zero-day attacks. The recent attack on Massy Stores has opened many people’s eyes to how serious cyberattacks can be, and the fact that the country isn’t immune to these kinds of disruptions. The average cost of a data breach was US$4.24 million globally, and US$9.05…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityMay 13, 20220Comments

Cyber Security

Industrialised cybercrime in Trinidad and Tobago

Microsoft unveiled new products and an informative package of blogs and research information on ransomware and cyberattacks that are quite relevant to Trinidad and Tobago. The recent high-profile hack at Massy Stores wasn't the only cybersecurity breach to happen over the last fortnight. The websites of both the NESC Technical Institute and TTWeathercentre were hacked…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityMay 9, 20220Comments

Cyber Security

Massy stores hit by cyber security attack

The Trinidad-based regional conglomerate, Massy, said that several of its stores re-opened on Friday following a “cybersecurity attack’ that led to “technical difficulties’ and the shutting down of all its stores across the country on Thursday. Massy operates supermarkets, pharmacies in several Caribbean countries. The company said it is “not aware of any evidence that…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityApril 30, 20220Comments

Cyber Security

Cyberattacks increase in Trinidad and Tobago

Cyber Security Incident Response Team has seen a massive increase in malicious cyber activity. Ransomware, Social Engineering (Phishing) and Malicious Insiders are among the top threats to T&T. The TT-CSIRT team urged public and private entities to be aware of system vulnerabilities which hackers exploit to gain access to systems. Only yesterday, Massy Stores was…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityApril 29, 20220Comments

Data Privacy

Using biometrics in business

Biometric data allows for or confirms the unique identification of an individual. - All the steps to open the account were pretty standard: I walked with my identification cards for validation of identity, utility bills for validation of address and statements for validation of funds. Under most data protection laws including our present…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityAugust 28, 20210Comments

Cyber Security

TSTT expands into internet security

TSTT CEO shares insight on broadband expansion to internet security. Lisa Agard was appointed CEO of the company in August 2017 after leaving Massy Communications in 2012. Agard: "The most important priority was dealing with the impact of the covid19 pandemic, and the negative impact on our revenue. The company will leverage its capabilities being…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityJuly 9, 20210Comments

Data Privacy

Trinidad and Tobago is interested in e-governance

Minister Hassel Bacchus working to move Trinidad and Tobago toward e-governance. A lack of trust in the local systems means the same people who purchase items online from foreign sites, would rather stand in line to pay for goods and services in TT. People can not only withdraw money from banks but can transfer money…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityJune 5, 20210Comments

Cyber Security

Trinidad & Tobago’s Government and Have I Been Pwned

Trinidad & Tobago is the first Caribbean government to join Have I Been Pwned. The number of governments onboarded to HIBP stands at 17, at the time of this post. The Trinidad and Tobago Cyber Security Incident Response Team (TT-CSIRT) has full and free access to query their government domains and gain visibility into where…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityMay 24, 20210Comments