The malware attack at UCalgary involved a form of cybercrime known as ransomware. Ransomware is the use of software to encrypt or scramble all kinds of files, rendering them inaccessible without a special key, which criminals attempt to sell back to the victim.

Each honorary degree recipient was asked: What is your message to graduates?  What are some of your accomplishments that make you proud? And, what does this honorary degree from Nipissing University mean to you? Today, we are pleased to present Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard.