Connected technology must also be resilient technology
Connected technologies create new opportunities, but their performance must be matched by the ability to withstand cyber threats. By integrating security from the design stage, InnoSécur helps businesses assess, test, and strengthen their solutions so they can maintain essential functions, even when their operating environment is disrupted.
Connectivity opens up new possibilities. It also introduces new vulnerabilities.
As businesses integrate intelligent systems, connected equipment, and digital infrastructure into their operations, the boundary between physical and digital environments becomes increasingly blurred.
An industrial system, a communications platform, or an autonomous piece of equipment is no longer defined solely by its technical performance. It must also be able to operate in an environment where cyber threats are very real.
Risks that are no longer theoretical
In Canada, ransomware incidents known to the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security increased by an average of 26% per year between 2021 and 2024.
According to Statistics Canada, Canadian businesses spent approximately $1.2 billion recovering from cybersecurity incidents in 2023, twice the amount recorded in 2021.
These figures highlight a reality: cybersecurity is no longer just about computer data. When connected technology is part of an industrial process or critical infrastructure, a digital failure can also have operational consequences.
Security must be built into the design
In the security and defence sectors, a technology’s reliability is not measured solely by what it can accomplish under ideal conditions.
It also depends on its ability to maintain essential functions when its environment is disrupted.
This includes understanding its vulnerabilities, assessing its interactions with other systems, and testing its behaviour across different scenarios.
At InnoSécur, we support businesses through this process to help them better assess, connect, test, and strengthen their technologies.
The goal is to encourage the development of solutions that deliver strong performance while meeting the operational requirements of the environments in which they will be deployed.
Because technology that is ready to operate is not necessarily ready to withstand disruption.
To learn more, explore the cybersecurity practices that help businesses prepare for the requirements of certain defence markets.
