Examining Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities: A Deep Dive into British Columbia's Cybersecurity Landscape

With the increasing number of cyber-attacks and threats globally, analyzing mostly issued cybersecurity alerts and advisories is necessary to strengthen digital defences and protect critical infrastructure from cyber risk. This exploratory research paper presents an in-depth analysis of cyber-security alerts and advisories, along with major aspects of British Colombia, a world-famous region of Canada, focusing on trends, vulnerabilities, and their implications. Extracting data manually from 805 and additional distinct websites resulted in a comprehensive dataset that provides valuable information about the frequency, severity, and categorization of cybersecurity threats. This analysis also reveals prevalent vulnerabilities such as code execution, path traversal, and authentication issues, emphasizing the diverse nature of cyber threats organizations encounter nowadays. In addition, an impactful assessment with concrete evidence highlights the paramount consequences of these vulnerabilities on organizational data security, integrity, and operational continuity. By consolidating analysis findings into a single document, valuable information about emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities in British Columbia can be obtained. By consolidating analysis findings into a single document, valuable information about emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities in British Columbia can be obtained, and helps in developing strategic responses to enhance cybersecurity resilience and protect critical infrastructure and future advancements in the field of research.