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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…