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…
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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…