Category: IT World Canada

Microsoft plugs Copilot in everywhere at Ignite 2023

This week at Ignite, Microsoft brandished its Copilot Swiss Army knife, embedding the AI assistant into all of its products and services. The company’s chief executive officer, Satya Nadella, said, “Microsoft has over 1 million paid Copilot users in more…

Cradlepoint’s mantra: Connect and protect

When Jason Falvo first heard about Cradlepoint, the company was known  for its cellular failover devices. Customers with wired networks used them as a backup to keep themselves connected should the wired network fail. But, said Falvo, who has been…

Ransomware was behind Toronto Public Library attack

Ransomware is behind last week’s cyber attack against the Toronto Public Library’s IT systems, a spokesperson has confirmed. Ana-Maria Critchley, the library’s manager of communications and stakeholder relations, made the confirmation in an email this morning. However, she wouldn’t comment…

AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park all about trust: Champagne

Last week’s AI Safety Summit, held at Bletchley Park in the U.K., was all about acknowledgement, action, adaption, and, most importantly, trust, says François-Philippe Champagne, Canadian federal minister of innovation, science and industry. Champagne, who made the remarks following the…

Coffee Briefing Nov. 7 – CGI teams up with Google, CyberCatch protects SMBs against ransomware and data theft; All Nova Scotians to have access to free virtual healthcare; 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. CGI deepens partnership with Google to foster responsible…

Coffee Briefing Oct. 31 – NPower receives investment to empower underserved youth; Dell partners with Meta; Bell outlines five key security outcomes in new report; 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. NPower receives investment from DIGITAL, CIBC and Microsoft…

Chen to leave BlackBerry at the end of the week

After a decade of trying to resuscitate BlackBerry Ltd., John Chen is leaving the company. In a statement issued this afternoon, the company announced the executive chair and CEO will retire effective Nov. 4. Richard (Dick) Lynch will succeed Chen…

Cost of data breach up 12 per cent: Survey

EY’s latest Global Cybersecurity Leadership Insights Study questioned 500 execs in 24 This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cost of data breach up 12 per cent: Survey

MapleSEC: Keeping track of your information

At MapleSec 2023, Richard Freeman, portfolio manager and business EWS marketing for Ricoh Canada, shared his research, tips, and tricks on how to manage business information in a presentation called Unlock the power of information. Freeman said he hoped to…

Chen mum on his future with BlackBerry

John Chen isn’t saying if he will stay with BlackBerry now that the board has decided to split the Waterloo, Ont. company into two parts next year. Asked Tuesday at a briefing for investors and financial analysts on his future,…

Patch iPhones, iPads, Apple urges

Apple today released emergency patches for a wide range of iPhones and iPads. Users should ensure their devices are running versions 17.0.3 of the operating systems. The update closes two vulnerabilities: — CVE-2023-42824, a hole in the kernel that could…

BlackBerry to split cybersecurity, IoT divisions

BlackBerry has made it official: It plans to split the Canadian company in half. In a news release Wednesday, the company said its board has decided that separating the IoT and Cybersecurity business units into two independently-operated entities “is the…

Forrester reports cloud trends for 2023

A recent Forrester Research report has revealed the top 10 trends shaping the cloud industry this year. Not only are companies trying to keep up with the constantly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) advancements, a focus on digital sovereignty, subscription models,…

Coffee Briefing Sept. 26 – Cybercrime on the rise in Canada; CGI selected by Scotiabank to deploy enterprise payments platform; IBM aims to train two million learners in AI by 2026; 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. Cybercrime on the rise in Canada, small…