Survey shows 53% of senior-level IT and physical security professionals say insufficient budget is biggest organizational obstacle to moving their security organization forward in the next 12 to 18 months.  These budget concerns are down from 2011's 81%, but elevated from 2010's 31%. 72% of this year's participants say the ability to have a proactive, risk-focused approach that ensures greater overall security with a holistic view of the enterprise is "Important" (45%) or "Extremely Important" (27%). (Source canadiansecuritymag.com)

Target's arrival in Canada a game-changer for retailers at home and afar
Canadian retailers may be reticent to publicly name that bull's-eyed American foe pushing north next year, but many are revamping, cost-cutting and restrategising ahead of the arrival of Target. The sky is not going to fall on all other retailers, (Target is) really going to make everybody else that much sharper, that much better," says Jim Danahy, CEO at CustomerLAB and a veteran retailer himself. (Source calgaryherald.com)

Thieves steal 400 tonnes of corn in bold Quebec farm heist
Months after a massive maple syrup heist, agricultural thieves in Quebec are at it again. Thieves using at least a dozen large trucks struck at a farm in central Quebec overnight Tuesday, making off with an estimated 400 tonnes of the product valued at $140,000. (Source nationalpost.com)