Organizations today are managing operations in an environment where cyber incidents are no longer rare disruptions, but routine operational challenges. Whether it is a ransomware attack halting business processes, a compromised account enabling unauthorized access, or a third-party issue cascading across systems, security teams are being tested on how quickly and effectively they can respond. In this context, understanding how incidents unfold and where controls tend to fail has become as important as preventing them.

Cyber Incidents and Intelligence is KPMG Canada’s series of year-in-review reports providing a comprehensive view into real world cyber incidents and threat activity observed across the Canadian market. The reports bring together frontline experience, data-driven analysis, and strategic perspectives from KPMG Canada’s cyber incident response and cyber threat Intelligence specialists to help organizations strengthen their security posture.

Beyond incidents analyses, our series offer practical insights by capturing lessons learned from active incident response engagements, common control gaps, and opportunities to enhance detection, response, and resilience. We also provide forward-looking perspectives, outlining key considerations for future planning and helping organizations anticipate how the threat environment may evolve.

It should be noted that information contained within this report series reflects real incidents and experiences observed by KPMG Canada. While the nature of these events is accurately represented, identifying details have been removed to preserve confidentiality.