Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to increase the global ransomware threat over the next two years, U.K. cyber chiefs have warned in a new report published today by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The report, entitled The near-term impact…
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Cyber Security Today, Jan. 24, 2024 – The latest ransomware news and a controversy over alleged viruses in HP printer cartridges
This episode reports on ransomware attacks on a North American firm that manages water utilities This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Jan. 24, 2024 – The latest ransomware news and…
Stop combining patches with new features, networking vendors advised
The Network Resilience Coalition makes recommendations for hardware and software makers as well as equipment buyers to improve networ This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Stop combining patches with new features, networking vendors…
SIM card swap led to takeover of SEC’s X account
In a statement the regulator said multifactor authentication protection on the social media account had been turned of This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: SIM card swap led to takeover of SEC’s X…
Data Privacy Week: Get ready for tougher regulation
Organizations should take this week ro re-evaluate their data privacy and protectio This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Data Privacy Week: Get ready for tougher regulation
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 22, 2024 – LockBit ransomware gang hits the Subway fast food chain, and Data Privacy Week starts
This episode reports on ransomware attacks, an undetected attack on a VMware hol This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Jan. 22, 2024 – LockBit ransomware gang hits the Subway fast…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Jan. 19, 2024
This episode features a discussion on cryptocurrency scammers hacking X accounts, the arrest of a Ukrainian man for using hacked cloud accounts to create 1 million virtual servers for mining cryptocurrency and how an accounting firm employee fell for a…
Lock down TeamViewer or pay a price
Huntress recently found two examples of a threat actor exploiting TeamViewer to install This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Lock down TeamViewer or pay a price
Toronto to integrate IT systems after ransomware attacks on zoo, public library
Until now several agencies had their own IT departments that acted with advice from the city’s This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Toronto to integrate IT systems after ransomware attacks on zoo, public…
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 19, 2024 – Vulnerabilities found in server firmware, a warning to Docker administrators, and more
This episode reports on firmware updates from hardware manufacturers that IT admins should be watching for, a phishing warning to Middle Eastern expet This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Jan.…
A Q&A with Rubrik CEO and venture capitalist Bipul Sinha
Bipul Sinha did not become a successful entrepreneur, engineer and venture capitalist by following staid career moves and adhering to traditional business strategies or pursuing cool ideas. Instead, taking the opposite approach has allowed him to profitably carve out a…
Should the CIO be solely responsible for keeping AI in check? Info-Tech weighs in
In a recent webinar, research director at Info-Tech Research Group Brian Jackson explained how he thought it was surprising that IT workers think that the CIO should be solely responsible for AI. The next most popular answer after that, he…
Russian threat group spreading backdoor through phishing, says Google
The group known as ColdRiver goes after military and government This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Russian threat group spreading backdoor through phishing, says Google
CISOs are both anxious and see opportunities: Report
In the face of increasing pressure job satisfaction of CISOs fell compared to the previous report. But opportunities are increasing This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: CISOs are both anxious and see opportunities:…
Holidays are over, but don’t let employees’ guard drop over fake shipping emails
Report from Cofense says employees have to be wary of this type of phishing message all y This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Holidays are over, but don’t let employees’ guard drop over…
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 17, 2024 – Security updates issued for Atlassian, Citrix, VMware and Chrome products
This episode reports on a feature in the Opera browser that turned into a security risk This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Jan. 17, 2024 – Security updates issued for…
SonicWall firewall admins urged to update to prevent devices from being compromised
Hackers could take advantage of two previously disclosed vulnerabilities, say researchers at This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: SonicWall firewall admins urged to update to prevent devices from being compromised
Ontario city the latest to temporarily lose control of its X account
As in several other recent attacks after taking over and re-naming the account the hacker posted links to cryptocurr This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Ontario city the latest to temporarily lose control…
IT World Canada strikes partnership with Canadian Cybersecurity Network
Goal is to make it easier for infosec pros to access each organization This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: IT World Canada strikes partnership with Canadian Cybersecurity Network
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 15, 2024 – Three warnings to application developers
This episode covers reports with warnings to application developers from Recorded Future and Gitlab; how an accounting company was victimized by a phishing message This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today,…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Jan. 12, 2024
This episode features a discussion about the cybersecurity job market This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Jan. 12, 2024
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 12, 2024 – A Chinese hacking group’s reach may be bigger than we thought
This episode reports on scams aimed at employees, a report on the Medusa ransomware group, the latest on the number of data breach victim This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today,…
Canadian Cyber Centre now ranks threats with SecurityScorecard solution
The Canadian government’s cyber authority has started using a U.S. company’s security ratings platform to rank cyber threats to the country’s critical infrastructure. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said Thursday it has contracted to use SecurityScorecard’s security ratings platform.…
Warning issued to admins of Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways
Admins urged to immediately install mitigations in advance of patches bein This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Warning issued to admins of Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways
Mandiant admits hacked X account didn’t have 2FA
Mandiant says the loss of control of its X/Twitter account last week was likely caused by a brute force password attack on one employee’s account by a cryptocurrency scammer. Normally, two-factor authentication (2FA)would have mitigated the attack, the Google-owned division…
Impact of HPE’s US$14 billion buy of Juniper huge: Dell’Oro Group
Describing it as a “tectonic shift” for the networking industry, industry analyst Mauricio Sanchez has predicted that yesterday’s US$14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks by HPE will clearly extend the latter’s reach into distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack protection…
Warning: A fake ‘security researcher’ is trying to trick ransomware victims
Researchers at Arctic Wolf say someone is contacting victim firms claiming they can delete or recover stolen data from a ransomware gang’s server — This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Warning: A fake…
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 10, 2024 – Vulnerabilities found in internet-connected factory torque wrenches
This episode reports on a hole found in Bosch industrial torque wrenches, attacks on Microsoft SQL servers This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Jan. 10, 2024 – Vulnerabilities found in…
Female cyber pros group targeted in phishing scam
The Women in CyberSecurity Society says a volunteer recently received a text message impersonating the group This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Female cyber pros group targeted in phishing scam
Many IT departments still don’t know how many APIs they have: Report
Cloudflare report found some firms undercount the number of APIs they have by 3 This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Many IT departments still don’t know how many APIs they have: Report
Toronto Zoo hit by ransomware
The municipally-owned Toronto Zoo has been hit by a ransomware attack. The cyber attack was first detected early Friday, Jan. 5, the zoo said in a statement Monday, “We are investigating the impact, if any, to our guests, members and…
NIST issues cybersecurity guide for AI developers
Paper identifies the types of cyberattacks that can manipulate the behavior of artificial intelligen This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: NIST issues cybersecurity guide for AI developers
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 8, 2024 – How a Spanish cellular carrier’s network was knocked offline, and more
This episode reports on basic cybersecurity oversights that led to the hacking of a teclo, the increased number of victims of a US law firm hack, a data breach at a Canadian provider of midwive This article has been indexed…
Hacked U.S. healthcare provider’s data archive involved over 900,000 people
Archive was data collected by a defunct company that the parent firm had to keep for regulato This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Hacked U.S. healthcare provider’s data archive involved over 900,000 people
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 5, 2023 – 23andMe blames poor user password practices for a data breach
This episode reports on the controversial defence of a company after a data breach This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Jan. 5, 2023 – 23andMe blames poor user password practices…
Ransomware gang starts leaking data stolen from Quebec university
The LockBit ransomware gang has started releasing data it says was stolen last month from a Quebec university. The data is from the University of Sherbrooke, with a student body of about 31,000 and 8,200 faculty and staff. Sherbrooke is…
Ontario healthcare providers now face possible fines for ‘severe’ data privacy violations
Privacy commissioner says fines won’t be default response to dat This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Ontario healthcare providers now face possible fines for ‘severe’ data privacy violations
Cyber Security Today, January 3, 2024 – Prepare for upcoming privacy legislation
This episode reports on Canadian and American privacy bills before legislatures, ransomware new This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, January 3, 2024 – Prepare for upcoming privacy legislation
Mandiant regains control of X/Twitter account
The X/Twitter account of Google’s Mandiant cybersecurity service has been taken over by a hacker who is seemingly promoting a cryptocurrency scam. The incident happened very early Wednesday morning, Eastern time. As of Wednesday afternoon, the account called Mandiant was…
Mandiant loses control of X/Twitter account
The X/Twitter account of Google’s Mandiant cybersecurity service has been taken over by a hacker who is seemingly promoting a cryptocurrency scam. The incident happened very early Wednesday morning, Eastern time. As of Wednesday afternoon, the account called Mandiant was…
Canadian Senator temporarily loses control of X account
The office of Canadian Senator Amina Gerba has confirmed the Quebec parliamentarian’s account on the X/Twitter social media platform was hacked this week. Walter Calderon, the Senator’s executive assistant, made the confirmation Wednesday in a telephone interview. It followed the…
Stolen Gold X accounts are increasingly being peddled on dark web, says report
Cybercrooks have increased the number of new or stolen Gold checkmarked accounts from the X/Twitter platform offered for sale; they are a valuable way for threat actors to push links to malware on the social media site through what users…
Ban ransomware payments, Emsisoft urges governments
Plea comes with the release statistics on record ransomware attacks last year i This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Ban ransomware payments, Emsisoft urges governments
Coffee Briefing Jan. 2 – Ski and Snowboard Cybersecurity Conference; Federal government provides update on connectivity targets; Montreal company secures pre seed investment to fuel AI growth; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed the last Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. The Ski and Snowboard CyberSecurity Conference to take…
Microsoft disables feature after abuse by threat actors
Application developers relying on Windows’ App Installer feature for distributing software over the web will have to find another vehicle, after Microsoft disabled a key protocol because it is being abused by threat actors. Microsoft said Thursday it has disabled…
Cybersecurity Year in Review 2023: A zero-day nightmare
The huge exploitation of MOVEit is the story of the year in our annual roundup of top cybersec This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cybersecurity Year in Review 2023: A zero-day nightmare
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 29, 2023 – Get cracking on your cybersecurity strategic plan
Don’t have a cybersecurity strategic plan? Here’s how to start bu This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 29, 2023 – Get cracking on your cybersecurity strategic plan
Predictions 2024 from cybersecurity vendors, Part 2
We’ve collected comments from more than 40 vendors to give infosec pros an idea of what they might face in the next 12 months. Their predictions cover everything from meeting the talent shortage to quantum computing: More advanced persistent threat…
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 27, 2023 – A record year for ransomware
This episode reports on the latest ransomware and vulnerability number This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 27, 2023 – A record year for ransomware
Predictions 2024 from cybersecurity vendors, Part 1
2024 will be a year dominated by artificial intelligence-created deepfakes and advanced phishing attacks, but also new AI-based detection applications to help defenders. These are among the predictions from companies that provide cybersecurity solutions. We’ve collected comments from over 30…
AlphV/BlackCat allegedly calls for ransomware gang ‘cartel’ to stand up to police
Stand together ‘or they will hunt us all down one by one,’ gang member allege This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: AlphV/BlackCat allegedly calls for ransomware gang ‘cartel’ to stand up to police
Cyber Security Today, Year in Review for 2023
This podcast features a discussion on the top eight cybersecurity news stories of 2023, and prediction This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Year in Review for 2023
Two Lapsus$ gang members sentenced in U.K.
One of two British teens in the Lapsus$ hacking gang has been sent to a secure hospital indefinitely by a judge, while another was given a youth rehabilitation order. According to Bloomberg News, Judge Patricia Lees ruled an 18-year old…
Threat actors still exploiting old unpatched vulnerabilities, says Cisco
In its Year in Review for 2023 Cisco Systems’ Talos threat intelligence unit says old exploits are still being This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Threat actors still exploiting old unpatched vulnerabilities, says…
Scraped images of sexually abused children found in AI training database
The worry is AI models can take real images of abused children and, combined with other images of youth, turn them into realistic sex fakes for comme This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article:…
U.S. drug store chain banned from using facial recognition for five years
Rite Aid sanctioned for technology that falsely flagged consumers as matching someone who had previously been identified as a shoplifter or other tro This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: U.S. drug store chain…
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 20, 2023 – Data on over 35 million Comcast customers stolen because patching wasn’t fast enough
This episode reports on a warning of a vulnerability in the SSH protocol, the latest multi-million person data breache This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 20, 2023 – Data…
AlphV/BlackCat ransomware gang’s websites seized, FBI releases decrypter
A source infiltrated the gang after responding to an ad for potential This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: AlphV/BlackCat ransomware gang’s websites seized, FBI releases decrypter
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 18, 2023 – Customer contact info stolen from MongoDB, more stringent American cyber attack reporting rules start today
This episode reports on the new SEC cyber attack rules that come into effect today, guidance from the NSA on creating a software bill of rights This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber…
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 18, 2023 – Customer contact info stolen from MongoDB, more stringent American cyber attack reporting rules start today, and more
This episode reports on the new SEC cyber attack rules that come into effect today, guidance from the NSA on creating a software bill of rights This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Dec. 15, 2023
This epsiode features discussion on how much responsibility governments should shoulder to fight ransomware, why North Korea’s Lazarus group is still exploiting the two-year old Log4j vulnerability and the latest on insid This article has been indexed from IT World…
Southern Ontario school board acknowledges ‘cyber incident’
One of the biggest public school boards in Southern Ontario has publicly acknowledged a cyber attack, over a month after it was detected. The York Region District School Board, which covers an area stretching from Toronto in the south to…
Dental benefits group notifying almost 7 million Americans of MOVEit data theft
Delta Dental says attacker stole names, account numbers and credit/debit ca This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Dental benefits group notifying almost 7 million Americans of MOVEit data theft
Hackers abusing OAuth to automate cyber attacks, says Microsoft
Report urges IT admins to tighten identity and access management, including implementing multifactor auth This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Hackers abusing OAuth to automate cyber attacks, says Microsoft
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 15, 2023 – A botnet expands, threats to unpatched TeamCity servers, and more
This episode reports on the growth of the KV-botnet, the discovery of another unprotected database on the internet This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 15, 2023 – A botnet…
Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 – Mystery surrounds the outage at a ransomware gang’s site, and more
This episode reports on phishing a campaign targeting job recruiters This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 – Mystery surrounds the outage at a ransomware gang’s…
Coffee Briefing Dec. 12- Lighthouse Labs’ new cyber upskilling program; Extended security updates for Windows 10; Canada’s AI code of conduct has new signatories; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. Lighthouse Labs launches new cyber upskilling program Tech…
BlackBerry names new CEO, will split cybersecurity and IoT businesses
BlackBerry’s new leader is the former head of its cybersecurity business unit. The Waterloo, Ont., company said this morning that John Giamatteo is its new chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors, effective immediately. Richard Lynch,…
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 11, 2023 – Irish water treatment plant shut by cyber attack, WordPress issues a security patch, and more
This episode reports on a US hospital chain notifying 2.5 million patients and employees about data stolen in a ransomware attack This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 11, 2023…
European political agreement paves the way for AI law
The European Union has reached agreement on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence law. According to the Associated Press, negotiators from the European Parliament and the bloc’s 27 member countries signed a tentative political agreement Friday that will ease passage…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, December 8, 2023
This episode features discussion on cyber attacks against OT networks, the discovery of exposed servers with medical images and why outdated Microsoft Exchange servers are s This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber…
Canadian mid-sized firms pay an average $1.13 million to ransomware gangs
Survey for Palo Alto Networks also shows fewer firms willing to pay da This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Canadian mid-sized firms pay an average $1.13 million to ransomware gangs
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 8, 2023 – Ransomware is increasingly impacting OT systems, and more
This episode reports on how hackers break into AWS cloud instances, fake anti-Ukraine online ads using photos of celebrities This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 8, 2023 – Ransomware…
Canadian privacy czars release principles for responsible development of AI
The principles remind AI developers they have to follow Canadian data pr This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Canadian privacy czars release principles for responsible development of AI
Nova Scotia privacy commissioner investigating provincial MOVEit hack
Data of at least 100,000 public servants and hospital staff This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Nova Scotia privacy commissioner investigating provincial MOVEit hack
Small Canadian energy producer reports cybersecurity incident
Clearview Resources gave no details on how the attack has affected This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Small Canadian energy producer reports cybersecurity incident
Generative AI increasingly used for threats to Canadian democracy: Report
Generative AI systems are increasingly being used by threat actors to influence elections around the world, including in Canada, says the latest report by Canada’s electronic spy agency on threats to this country’s democratic process. “We assess that AI synthetic…
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 6, 2023 – Warnings about Russian-based cyber attacks, and more
This episode reports on abuse of Go language repositories, unpatched Outlook servers targeted by Russian group This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 6, 2023 – Warnings about Russian-based cyber…
Coffee Briefing Dec. 5 – OpenText to divest AMC to Rocket Software; Global companies hiring Canadians; Bell and ServiceNow partner; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. New data finds companies around the world are…
Canadian law regulating social media platforms is needed fast, Parliament told
Act now or Canada risks being left behind by other countries, parliamentary committee told This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Canadian law regulating social media platforms is needed fast, Parliament told
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 4, 2023 – A warning to water treatment utilities, a boot vulnerability could affect millions of PCs, and more.
This episode reports on a campaign against critical infrastructure using PLCs, a vulnerability in PCs This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 4, 2023 – A warning to water treatment…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, December 1, 2023
This episode features a discussion on ransomware, the latest explanation from Okta of a support hack and a survey of infosec pros whose firms w This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security…
AI expert says report findings proof onset of ‘Terminal AI’ has begun
A new report highlighting an escalating rise in phishing incidents since the launch of ChatGPT is the start of a cascade of events that a Silicon Valley cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) expert predicts could result in a catastrophic “threat…
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 1, 2023 podcast – More on Booking.com compromises
This episode reports on the sanctioning of the Sinbad crypto mixe This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Dec. 1, 2023 podcast – More on Booking.com compromises
Failure of technology to detect attacks is a prime cause of breaches: Survey
Despite the money being poured into cybersecurity by IT departments, the leading cause of breaches of security controls was the failure of technology to detect an attack, a new survey from Trellix suggests. Forty-two per cent of respondents to the…
All Okta customer support users had their email addresses copied
Identity and access provider Okta now says the threat actor who accessed its customer help desk system last month got the names and email addresses of all contacts of organizations that use its support system. Originally, the company said that,…
Canadian group gets $2.2 million to research AI threat detection for wireless networks
Ericsson Canada and three universities have been awarded funds by the National Cybersecurity This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Canadian group gets $2.2 million to research AI threat detection for wireless networks
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 29, 2023 – More ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector
This episode reports on a company hit twice by a ransomware gang, the arrest in Ukraine of the alleged head of a ransomware gang This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today,…
Compel social media apps to toughen their privacy, trust practices, Parliament told
Committee hearing told social media apps can be exploited for propaganda and radi This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Compel social media apps to toughen their privacy, trust practices, Parliament told
Coffee Briefing Nov. 28 – Canadian 5G users will pay more for quality experience; Holiday shoppers on board with GenAI; KPGM and Chainalysis partner; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. Canadian 5G users want the best quality…
Canada, U.S. sign international guidelines for safe AI development
Eighteen countries, including Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., today agreed on recommended guidelines to developers in their nations for the secure design, development, deployment, and operation of artificial intelligent systems. It’s the latest in a series of voluntary guardrails…
AWS re:Invent grabs the spotlight, with cloud, cybersecurity and AI in a business focus
As its re:Invent conference opens in Las Vegas this week, AWS will make the case that it, too, has a leading role in the transformation that lies at the nexus of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cybersecurity. The Las Vegas…
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 27, 2023 – Ransomware gang posts data stolen from a Canadian POS provider, and more
This episode reports on the latest ransomware attacks, and details of how a gang that scams people selling used products on This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Nov. 27, 2023…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending November 24, 2023
This episode features discussion on Australia’s decision to not make ransowmare payments illegal, huge hacks of third-party service suppliers in Canada and the U.S. and whether email and smartphone service providers are doing enough to protect This article has been…
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 24, 2023 – A warning to tighten security on Kubernetes containers, and more
This episode reports on the increasing number of vulnerable Kubernetes containers online, the latest acknowledged data breaches, a browser scam aimed at Macs This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Nov.…
Canada’s privacy czar investigating data theft of federal employees from relocation companies
Canada’s privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into the theft of 24 years of data of federal employees from two government-contracted relocation firms. As we reported earlier this week, the Treasury Board said data as far back as 1999 on…
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 22, 2023 – Boeing division hacked through NetScaler vulnerability, and more
This episode reports on unpatched holes that are being exploited by threat actors This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Nov. 22, 2023 – Boeing division hacked through NetScaler vulnerability, and…
Coffee Briefing Nov. 21 – Microsoft Ignite updates; Canadians want more AI training; SalvageData expands to Canada; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. Microsoft announces new services and updates at…
Data stolen on Canadian federal employees in third party hack may go back 24 years
Data involves military, RCMP and public servants moved to new posts held by two relocatio This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Data stolen on Canadian federal employees in third party hack may go…
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 20, 2023 – Forbid ransomware payments, says a Canadian hospital
This episode reports on ransomware attacks, a man sentenced in the US for his role in a hacking schem This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Nov. 20, 2023 – Forbid…