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title: IT Trends 2019
description: The NOVIPRO / Léger 2019 portrait of IT reveals that Canadian companies are increasingly adopting the 4.0 Transformation. This year, artificial intelligence is of greater interest to organizations; they recognize the strategic role of IT even more. Despite these advances, cybersecurity remains the Achilles heel of most businesses across the country.
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### More than one in four Canadian businesses (28%) have been victimized by a cyberattack.

The highest from companies   
in the Maritimes (48%).

![pastille1](https://info.novipro.com/hubfs/Landing%20Portrai.ti/dist/img/pastille1.png)

Only half of companies (49%) surveyed would communicate to their clients in writing if they were victims of a cyberattack.

![graphics-cybersec2](https://info.novipro.com/hubfs/Landing%20Portrai.ti/dist/img/graphics-cybersec2.png)

### The sectors most targeted by computer threats are :

The construction and real estate (40%) as well as agriculture, trapping, forestry and fishing (50%).

![graphics-cybersec3](https://info.novipro.com/hubfs/Landing%20Portrai.ti/dist/img/graphics-cybersec3.png)

### Companies plan to invest in AI for a variety of reasons

However, the appeal of these technologies varies from province to province. The Maritimes top the list (48%) with the highest amount of companies wishing to implement such solutions by 2020. 

Quebec and British Columbia rank second (42%), while Ontario closes at 35%.

![IA_LP](https://info.novipro.com/hubfs/Landing%20pages/%C3%89tude%20TI%202019/IA_LP.png)

### Technological infrastructures

Two years ago, one out of five companies (20%) considered their technological infrastructures to be avant-garde. In 2018, the proportion is 34%.

![graphics-it2](https://info.novipro.com/hubfs/Landing%20Portrai.ti/dist/img/graphics-it2.png)

### Security audits

Security audits are also less put into practice. Although, 59% of companies had achieved one in 2016, only 40% participated in one this year.

![graphics-it3](https://info.novipro.com/hubfs/Landing%20Portrai.ti/dist/img/graphics-it3.png)

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