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What is Cybersecurity? Cybersecurity refers to the practice of safeguarding systems, computers and data from digital attacks. These attacks often involve attempts to breach, modify, or damage the target’s computer system, resulting in interruption or downtime for services, theft of confidential or proprietary data and exposure of personal information. The field of cybersecurity is ever…

You may already be familiar with user experience (UX), a growing field that focuses on how human beings navigate interactions with everyday products and services. But what is a UX researcher? And what do UX researchers do?  UX research works to achieve good UX by systematically investigating clients’ experiences and figuring out how businesses can…

Were you a math whiz in high school? Do you pore over Sudoku puzzles, enjoy patterns, or find yourself fascinated by the intricacies of tech? If so, you might want to consider a data scientist career path. There is no singular definition for a data scientist. Straddling both the business and IT worlds data scientists…

Kaliesha Pickering didn’t always know that she was interested in coding and web development. But after working for five years at Bell, the largest telecommunications company in Canada, she had learned enough about the field to discover that she was hungry to learn more. Kaliesha’s next step was launching her own business. While still employed at Bell,…

Teamwork and collaboration are two of the most important factors in an effective UX/UI design process that leads to the development of a great product. With the recent widespread move to remote work, many teams who are used to collaborating in person now rely on the internet to bring them — and their ideas —…

In 2011, Shahmeer Amjad immigrated from Pakistan to Toronto. Less than 10 years later, he attended University of Toronto SCS Data Analytics Boot Camp, building a portfolio of data-driven projects that captured the city’s unique themes, from its restaurant scene to its real estate landscape. Shahmeer graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a background…

Paskwa Mutunga launched her career in technology infrastructure and operations, performing systems management and administration. She enjoyed implementing the infrastructure for various organizations, but found her fascination with the actual software continuing to grow. Paskwa was drawn to the creativity and possibilities of software development — and in short, she felt she was missing out on…

Nitin Madaan was born and educated in India. When he got a job offer in the U.S. to work in business analytics, he made the move without hesitation. Four years later, he decided to go back to school for music production. After receiving his music degree, Nitin wanted to pivot back to analytics, but the industry…

You’re interested in an online boot camp—but you first want to know how it actually works. What can you expect from the online format? If you’re just discovering our boot camps, you likely have many questions that you’d like the answers to before taking the next step. It is important to make an informed decision…

“For me, everything came back to confidence. In order to succeed, I needed to believe I could be accepted as a developer at my age.” – Fil Gambatesa  From the outside, it looked like Fil Gambatesa had it all: At age 52, he was the senior director of technology transformation for one of Canada’s leading banks. But…