This episode reports on warnings about threats from China, Russia and North Korea, the hack of Dropbox Sign’s infrastructure This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 3, 2024 – North…
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Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 – Credential stuffing attacks are hitting firms using Okta ID management solutions, and more
This episode reports on a job scam aimed at app developers, the latest data breach notification This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 – Credential stuffing attacks are…
Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 – Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and a WordPress plugin
This episode reports on the malicious plugin worm that refuses to die This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 – Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and a…
Cyber Security Today, April 24, 2024 – Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and more
This episode reports on the danger of using expired open-source packages, a tool used by a Russian hacking group and passw This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 24, 2024…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday April 19, 2024
On this episode Jen Ellis, co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, talks about ways of fighting one of the biggest cyber threats to IT d This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security…
Cyber Security Today, April 19, 2024 – Police bust phishing rental platform, a nine-year old virus found on Ukrainian computers, and more
This episode reports on a threat actor targeting governments in the Middle East with a novel way of hiding malware is going international This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April…
Cyber Security Today, April 17, 2024 – More suspicious attempts to take over open source projects, a data theft at a Cisco Duo partner, and more
This episode reports on security updates from Delinea and PuTTY, and reports on bad bots and threat actors going after Zoo This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 17, 2024…
Cyber Security Today, April 15, 2024 – Act fast to a plug hole in Palo Alto Networks firewall, Canadian comedy festival loses over $800K in email scam, and more
This episode reports on a new anti-ransomware strategy This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 15, 2024 – Act fast to a plug hole in Palo Alto Networks firewall, Canadian…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 12, 2024
This episode features a discussion on Microsoft’s cybersecurity troubles, worries about open source, a warning about abusing IT help desks to launch attack This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Week…
Cyber Security Today, April 12, 2024 – A warning to Sisense customers, a new tactic for spreading the Raspberry Robin worm, and more
A warning to Sisense customers, a new tactic for spreading the Raspberry Robin worm, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday April 12th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon. Organizations that use products from business analytics provider Sisense [SI-SENSE] are…
Cyber Security Today, April 8, 2024 – Crooks are hijacking Facebook pages to spread phoney AI applications
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 5, 2024
CyberTowns Initiative Aims to Spotlight Canada’s Top Locations for Cybersecurity Careers
A new program called CyberTowns is setting out to identify the best communities across Canada to start and grow a career in the cybersecurity and IT fields. Launched by the Canadian Cybersecurity Network and IT World Canada, the initiative will…
Cyber Security Today, April 5, 2024 – New ransomware gang claims 11 victims, Ivanti promises to overhaul product security, and more
This episode reports on vulnerabilities in HTTP/2, RDP weaknesses a major cause of successful cyber attacks This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 5, 2024 – New ransomware gang claims…
Cyber Security Today, April 3, 2024 – New Linux vulnerability is found, and a must-read ransomware case study
A new Linux vulnerability is found and a must-read ransomware case study. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Following on the shattering…
Cyber Security Today, April 1, 2024 – An alert about a critical Linux vulnerability, a warning about password-spray attacks on Cisco VPNs, and more
This episode reports on a way threat actors can get around cloud-based email filtering systems, the latest information on an AT&T data theft This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, March 29, 2024
This episode includes a discussion on a security awareness report, World Backup Day, mandatory government minimum cybersecurity standard This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week…
Cyber Security Today, March 29, 2024 – PyPI repository shuts to stop malicious uploads, a plea to developers to stop creating apps with SQL vulnerabilities, and more
This episode reports on a US$10 million reward for a ransomware gang, a new Linux version of a backdoor This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, March 29, 2024 – PyPI…
Cyber Security Today, March 27, 2024 – A botnet exploits old routers, a new malware loader discovered, and more warnings about downloading code from open source repositories
This episode reports on a new network of 40,000 infected small and home office routers and other devices that are part of a criminal botnet This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security…
Cyber Security Today, March 25, 2024 – A suspected China threat actor going after unpatched F5 and ScreenConnet installations
This episode reports on a new campaign stealing email passwords ,the latest data breaches This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, March 25, 2024 – A suspected China threat actor going…
A hacker’s view of the civic infrastructure: Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition for March 23rd, 2024
What does the civic infrastructure look like through the eyes of a hacker? The legendary general Sun Tzu in the Art of War said that in order to defeat your enemy, you must first understand your enemy. How do you…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, March 22, 2024
This episode features discussion on lessons learned from the ransomware attack on the British Library, advice for managing expectations of IT/security teams, why firms are leaving Google Firebase unprotecte This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the…
Cyber Security Today, March 22, 2024 – Mac CPUs are vulnerable to encrypted key theft, white hat hackers win a second Tesla, and more
This episode reports on the discovery of a side-channel vulnerability in Apple M-series chip This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, March 22, 2024 – Mac CPUs are vulnerable to encrypted…
Cyber Security Today, March 20, 2024 – Misconfigured Firebase instances are leaking passwords, a China-related threat actor is hacking governments and more
This episode reports on new backdoors, a new paper giving advice to OT network operator This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, March 20, 2024 – Misconfigured Firebase instances are leaking…
Cyber Security Today, March 18, 2024 – Fix this Python vulnerability, patch these industrial control system products, the latest data breaches and more
This episode reports on bugs, patche This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, March 18, 2024 – Fix this Python vulnerability, patch these industrial control system products, the latest data breaches…
Okta says that leaked data is not their clients: Cyber Security Today for March 13th, 2024
A new phishing scam uses car insurance savings as to lure its victims, a report by Sophos shows that small businesses are being targeted by cybercriminals at an increasing rate. Okta says that data claiming to be from hacking them…
Cyber Security Today for Monday, March 11, 2024 – Breaking Bad in Cyber Security
Breaking Bad in cybersecurity – UK companies are warned that cybersecurity employees may moonlight on the dark web. Microsoft reveals that Russians hackers’ attack is still ongoing. A system used by US government states and agencies has a critical flaw…
Breaking bad in cybersecurity: Cyber Security Today for Monday, March 11, 2024
Breaking Bad in cybersecurity – UK companies are warned that cybersecurity employees may moonlight on the dark web. Microsoft reveals that Russians hackers’ attack is still ongoing. A system used by US government states and agencies has a critical flaw…
Pilot cybersecurity training program for women to recruit third cohort
The program is overseen by the Information and Community Technology Council (ICTC) and funded by Microsoft and the federal This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Pilot cybersecurity training program for women to recruit…
Cyber Security Today, March 6, 2024 – VMware and Apple rush out security updates, a new ScreenConnect malware is found, and more
This episode reports on a survey of IT pros on insider attacks, US sanctions on a group that markets commercial spyware This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, March 6, 2024…
Cybersecurity top revenue driver for bulk of MSPs, Kaseya report finds
Kaseya, a provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to midsize business (SMBs), today released its 2024 MSP Benchmark Report, which surveyed close to 1,000 MSPs from the Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle…
Canada’s anti-money laundering agency hit by a cyber attack
FINTRAC says it has been managing the attack for the pas This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Canada’s anti-money laundering agency hit by a cyber attack
Hamilton confirms ransomware is behind cyber attack
“As of this moment,” the city manager said, “we do not believe personal data has been This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Hamilton confirms ransomware is behind cyber attack
Is the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang self-destructing?
The ongoing saga of the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang continues, with a news report that the crew has shut down its servers after a controversial hack of an American healthcare services provider. Bleeping Computer says the gang’s data leak blog shut…
Cyber Security Today, March 4, 2024 – A hacker is trying to trick the U.S. telecom regulator, WhatsApp gets to see Pegasus code and more
This episode reports on the latest IT support scam trying to trick employees This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, March 4, 2024 – A hacker is trying to trick the…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, March 1, 2024
This episode features a discussion on how hard it is to kill a ransomware gang, Canada’s proposed new online harms bill, why organizations still allow staff to use vulnerable software This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read…
Healthcare sector “stretched thin” in fight against cyber attacks warns CSO of Health-ISAC
In an interview Errol Weiss talks about the challenges facing hospitals a This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Healthcare sector “stretched thin” in fight against cyber attacks warns CSO of Health-ISAC
Cyber Security Today, March 1, 2024 – Warnings to GitHub users and Ivanti gateway administrators, and more
This episode reports on a recommendation that enterprises drop Ivanti Policy Secure and Connect Secure devices because threat actors can get around mitigations for recent vulne This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber…
MWC Barcelona 2024 news roundup: Telecom, AI, security and more
MWC Barcelona 2024 comes to a close today. Here’s a look at some of the announcements that the event brought to light, from industry leaders like Cisco, Google, Intel and others, spanning artificial intelligence, telecom, security and sustainability. Telecom Cisco…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 28, 2024 – Thousands of subdomains abused for phishing, the latest ransomware news and more
This episode reports on why IT admins have to keep track of abandoned This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb. 28, 2024 – Thousands of subdomains abused for phishing, the…
Russian threat actor expanding its target list, warns Five Eyes report
APT29 is increasingly going after cloud services in mo This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Russian threat actor expanding its target list, warns Five Eyes report
Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating hack at Global Affairs
Inquiry will look into adequacy of data safeguards at the federal This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating hack at Global Affairs
Sidebar: The powerful Digital Safety Commission
A look at the powers of the proposed five-person body charged with overseeing the Online This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Sidebar: The powerful Digital Safety Commission
Cyber attack on Hamilton knocks out municipal phone, email
One of Ontario’s biggest cities is in the second day of dealing with a cyber attack. Hamilton, a municipality of about 570,000 on the shore of Lake Ontario, said Sunday it had suffered a city-wide phone and email “disruption” to…
LockBit claims it’s back, blames failure to patch vulnerability for police attack
Rambling message apparently from a LockBit insider, says “I became very lazy” after “swimming in money” and women on This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: LockBit claims it’s back, blames failure to patch…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 26, 2024 – Canadian online harms legislation to be revealed today, and more
This episode reports on hackers using an open source tool aimed at helping network administrators, the latest data breaches in the U.S., and Australia This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today,…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Feb. 23, 2024
This episode features discussion on the takedown of the LockBit ransomware gang This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Feb. 23, 2024
Breaking news: RCMP facing ‘alarming’ cyber attack
The RCMP is facing a serious cyber attack from an unspecified threat actor. The Mounties told CBC News today that a “breach of this magnitude is alarming.” “The situation is evolving quickly but at this time, there is no impact on…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 23, 2024 – A cyber warning on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and more LockBit news
This episode reports on advice for water utilities on strengthening their cybersecurity This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb. 23, 2024 – A cyber warning on the second anniversary of…
Leaked documents may show the inside of China’s hacking strategy
Documents apparently stolen by disgruntled employees to embarrass their firm may give insight into China’s cyber This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Leaked documents may show the inside of China’s hacking strategy
Abuse of valid accounts by threat actors hits a high, says IBM
Attackers are finding that obtaining valid credentials is an easier route to achieving their goals, s This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Abuse of valid accounts by threat actors hits a high, says…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 21, 2024 – A patch warning from ConnectWise, the latest ransomware news, and more
This episode reports on a report comparing business email compromise attacks against ransomware This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb. 21, 2024 – A patch warning from ConnectWise, the latest…
The world according to Hinton: Slowing AI down is not the answer
Eight months ago, Geoffrey Hinton, the esteemed professor emeritus at the University of Toronto who resigned his post at Google over concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) advances, stated in a speech at Collision 2023 that the world is “entering a…
UPDATED: UK leads takedown of LockBit ransomware gang’s website
The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a major blow after an international group of law enforcement agencies seized some of its infrastructure, source code, arrested two people in Poland and Ukraine and froze 200 cryptocurrency accounts. The U.K.’s National Crime…
UK leads takedown of LockBit ransomware gang’s website
The LockBit ransomware gang’s website has been seized, several news agencies reported late Monday. The Reuters news agency and The Register are carrying stories based on a new splash screen that has appeared on the gang’s website. It says, “This…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 19, 2024 – Fake police data breach notification fools Maine’s AG site
This episode reports a recent fake data breach report and two real ones, a man pleads guilty to being involved in malware distribution This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb.…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
This episode features discussion on new cyber incident and data breach reporting obligations for American telecom companies, the progress of Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today,…
Ottawa willing to improve cybersecurity bill, ministers tell MPs
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Dominic Public Safety LeBlanc urged MPs to pass the proposed l This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Ottawa willing to improve cybersecurity bill, ministers tell MPs
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 16, 2024 – US takes down Russian botnet of routers
This episode reports on mulit-million dollar rewards for information on the AlphV ransomware gang, a decryptor is available for the Rhysida ransomware strain This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb.…
Inadequate ID authentication blamed for 2020 data thefts at Canada Revenue, ESDC
Data of 48,000 Canadians stolen, says federal privacy commissioner — and attackers were also able to fraudulently get COVID-19 and unemployment insuranc This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Inadequate ID authentication blamed for…
Inadaquate ID authentication blamed for 2020 data thefts at Canada Revenue, ESDC
Data of 48,000 Canadians stolen, says federal privacy commissioner — and attackers were also able to fraudulently get COVID-19 and unemployment insuranc This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Inadaquate ID authentication blamed for…
Security priorities for 2024: Skills development, AI and more, says report
Info-Tech Research Group’s annual Security Priorities report offers five issues organizations shoul This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Security priorities for 2024: Skills development, AI and more, says report
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 14, 2024 – Get cracking on Patch Tuesday security fixes
Get cracking on Patch Tuesday security fixes. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, February 14th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Yesterday was Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for February.…
Ransomware gang claims it hit Canadian oil pipeline operator
Trans-Northern Pipeline admits there was a cyber attack in November and is investigating ot This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Ransomware gang claims it hit Canadian oil pipeline operator
Warning: Phishing campaign aimed at senior executives
Alert from Proofpoint includes indicators of This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Warning: Phishing campaign aimed at senior executives
Serious IT incidents in Canadian financial sector almost tripled in 2023
MPs told there were 28 reportable Priority 1 IT incidents in 2023, up from 10 the y This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Serious IT incidents in Canadian financial sector almost tripled in…
Montreal duo launch free cybersecurity training platform
Two childhood friends, both of whom are entrepreneurs based in Montreal, today launched Cyber101, a platform that offers organizations a chance to educate their employees about cybersecurity best practices free of charge, in both English and French. It is the…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 12, 2024 – US seizes a website selling the Warzone malware
This episode reports on huge data breaches in France and the US, , a new Mac backdoo This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb. 12, 2024 – US seizes a…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Feb. 9, 2024
This episode features discussion on a deepfake video conference call that tricked an employee into wiring US$25 million to crooks, why the U.S. Federal Trade Commission called the cybersecurity of a company “shoddy,” This article has been indexed from IT…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 9, 2024 – A record US$1 billion paid to ransomware gangs last year, and more
This episode reports on ransomware payments, a US$10 million bounty on a ransomware gang This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb. 9, 2024 – A record US$1 billion paid to…
Meta may not bring some products to Canada unless proposed AI law changed, Parliament told
Officials from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta offered polite criticism of AIDA. then Meta This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Meta may not bring some products to Canada unless proposed AI law changed,…
Info-Tech report outlines 5 GenAI initiatives CIOs must key in on
As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) continues to reshape the digital landscape, CIOs and IT leaders are at a pivotal point, tasked with navigating the profound opportunities and challenges this disruptive technology presents, a new report from Info-Tech Research Group concludes.…
China group may have been hiding in IT networks for five years, says Five Eyes warning
The goal group, known as Volt Typhoon to some researchers, is to hide on critical infrastructure networks and be activated in a crisis, says t This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: China group…
Few infosec pros think higher ed prepared them for their jobs: Survey
Infosec pros don’t have much respect for the cybersecurity or information security courses offered in colleges and universities, a new survey suggests. Half of the respondents to a new survey done for Kaspersky said the availability of cybersecurity or information…
Defence department upbraided for not doing PIAs on data extraction tools
Senior Canadian Defence Department IT officials have been rebuked by an MP for not doing a privacy impact assessment on software that can extract personal data from military members’ government-issued computing devices. Parliament’s privacy and ethics committee has been looking…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 7, 2024 – Deepfake video scam costs a company US$25 million
This episode reports on a sophisticated scam that cost a company big money This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb. 7, 2024 – Deepfake video scam costs a company US$25…
More countries to act against misuse of spyware
Countries vow to create guidelines to ensure spyware is used r This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: More countries to act against misuse of spyware
Critical infrastructure cyber law needed ‘more than ever,’ Parliament told
For the third meeting debate on a Conservative motion to have the national security committee hear witnesses on another topic displaced time set aside to hear witnesses on proposed cybersecurity l This article has been indexed from IT World Canada…
Pass Canadian AI law as soon as possible, expert tells Parliament
‘I think this law is moving in right direction,’ Yoshua Bengio tells Commons committee This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Pass Canadian AI law as soon as possible, expert tells Parliament
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 5, 2024 – Warnings to AnyDesk and Mastodon administrators, a lesson from a Cloudflare breach, and more
This episode reports on a US regulator hammering Blackbaud for a data breach, a former CIA application developer jailed for 40 year This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb. 5,…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Feb. 2, 2024
This episode features discussion on data breaches at 23andMe, Microsoft and the Canadian government, and on an FBI warning on China’s cy This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Week in…
Tories again cause testimony on proposed cybersecurity bill to be shortened
Conservatives interrupted two hearings on proposed cybersecurity law to bring attention to car thefts and the recent judicial decision on the use of the Emergencies Act This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Tories…
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 2, 2024 – AI fakes are making trouble for facial recognition logins, and more
US government departments told to take two Ivanti devices offline by midnig This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Feb. 2, 2024 – AI fakes are making trouble for facial recognition…
How attractive are our Canadian cities to cybersecurity professionals – and why does it matter?
Canada was the fifth most targeted country for cyber attacks in the world last year, according to the 2023 Blackberry Threat Report. These attacks hit our corporate and public infrastructure, and affect the livelihood and the lives of all Canadians.…
Proposed Canadian AI law is like a race car without an engine, expert tells Parliamentary committee
Proposed legislation needs more details, more public consultation, former UofT computer science professor This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Proposed Canadian AI law is like a race car without an engine, expert tells…
Industrial firms must pay more attention to OT cybersecurity, says vendor
One electricity provider told Dragos CEO that it spends US$100 million a year on IT security, and just US$5 million on O This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Industrial firms must pay more…
Warning: Threat actors getting around some Ivanti mitigations
Cyber authorities in the U.S. and Australia have issued new warnings to IT administrators to take more action to protect Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways. At the same time, Ivanti revealed that two new vulnerabilities for the devices…
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 31, 2024 – A new ransomware strain found, and questions about the level of ransomware payments
This episode reports on ransomware news, a survey of infosec pros in the financial secto This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Jan. 31, 2024 – A new ransomware strain found,…
Canadian government investigating another hack at Global Affairs
Government says attacker accessed personal i This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Canadian government investigating another hack at Global Affairs
Retailers at critical juncture due to severe tech gaps: SOTI study
A new study released today reveals that the retail industry in Canada and elsewhere around the world faces major challenges as a result of consumers experiencing a major “disconnect between their shopping expectations and the in-store reality.” The study, conducted…
Government vows to address corporate privacy worries in proposed cybersecurity law
Department officials tell MPs that government ‘is aware of privacy concerns’ of private sector about proposed cybersecurity incident rep This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Government vows to address corporate privacy worries in…
U.S. has disabled parts of Chinese hacking infrastructure, says Reuters
American authorities got legal authorization to remotely disable aspects of a Chinese-based hacking campaign, sources have told Reuters. The news agency said in an exclusive story Monday that the action against the hacking group, dubbed Volt Typhoon by Microsoft and…
Hearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law begin
Public Safety committee to hear from senior officials on how the proposed legislation covering critical infrastructure firms This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Hearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law begin
Hearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law to start today
Public Safety committee to hear from senior officials on how the proposed legislation covering critical infrastructure firms This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Hearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law to start today
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 29, 2024 – SolarWinds demands fraud allegation be dropped, a Canadian sentenced for ransomware attacks, and more
This episode reports on the need for every organization to have contact information on security issues This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Jan. 29, 2024 – SolarWinds demands fraud allegation…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Jan. 26, 2024
This episode features a discussion on a hack at Microsoft, the recommendations of the Network Resilience Coalition, a report on AI and cyber threat This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today,…
Cyber Security Today, Jan. 26, 2024 – US government employees slammed for backing forbidden videocam purchases, and more
This episode reports on an investigation into why US federal IT staff pushed for the purchase of forbidden video cameras, record data breach numbers last year in the US This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the…
Quebec cybersecurity institute gets $1.3 million grant from Google
Google’s philanthropic arm is giving a $1.3 million grant to a Quebec agency for cybersecurity research. The company said today the funds from Google.org are going to the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience (IMC2) to support research on…
Failure to launch: Cybersecurity pros discuss how to solve the resource crisis
As part of IT World Canada’s partnership with the Canadian Cybersecurity Network, we are featuring a replay of a recent panel discussion featuring cybersecurity professionals discussing the issues that we face in gaining and retaining talent. We highly recommend that…
Global ransomware threat expected to rise with AI, U.K. cyber authority warns
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…