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Data on current, former Toronto library staff stolen in ransomware attack

Howard Solomon -
Toronto’s public library system has acknowledged that the ransomware gang that hit it last month stole personally identifiable data of employees. “At this point in...

Canadian Telecom Summit: AI taking phone fraud to new heights

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At the 22nd Canadian Telecom Summit, Seattle-based Hiya unpacked the state of phone fraud in Canada, and how the rise of generative AI is...

BREAKING NEWS: Moneris says no ‘critical’ data affected in ransomware gang’s attack

Howard Solomon -
The Medusa ransomware group has listed Canada’s Moneris Solutions Corp., a partnership of two of the country’s biggest banks which provides the point of...

Experts discuss demonstrating the value of digital ID, acknowledging concerns, barriers to adoption, and more at EXCITE

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The fact that people have privacy and security concerns around the idea of a digital government is valid and should be acknowledged, said industry...

Ontario privacy commissioner investigating hospital group ransomware attack

Howard Solomon -
Ontario’s privacy commissioner is looking into the ransomware attack that hit five hospitals linked to a common shared IT provider. "Our office is actively investigating...

Southwestern Ontario hospitals over a month away from restoring full service as IT network rebuilt

Howard Solomon -
The five southwestern Ontario hospitals and their shared services provider hit by ransomware won’t be able to restore full IT services — including rebuilding...

Why recovering quickly from a cyber attack should be infosec pros’ prime goal

Howard Solomon -
Because a determined threat actor will likely penetrate any organization, the prime goal of a cybersecurity plan should be getting quickly back online, a...

Ontario hospital group confirms attack was ransomware

Howard Solomon -
The Daixin Team ransomware gang is taking credit for attacks that have hobbled five Southwestern Ontario hospitals that share a service provider. The gang has...

Proposed privacy, AI legislation doesn’t limit business use of facial recognition, complain rights groups

Howard Solomon -
New legislation limiting the use of facial recognition in Canada is needed according to civil liberties groups, who say proposed privacy and artificial intelligence...

Proposed Canadian privacy law is like a leaky bucket, Balsillie tells parliamentary committee

Howard Solomon -
Leaders of Canadian business associations expressed varying degrees of support for proposed privacy legislation reform before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. But Jim Balsillie, former...

Channel Bytes October 27, 2023 – Cohesity adopts RHEL; Case IQ acquires WhistleBlower Security; Backblaze, HYCU partner on data protection; and more

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Staying informed is a constant challenge. There's so much to do, and so little time. But we have you covered. Grab a coffee and...

Fundamental privacy rights of Canadian should trump business rights in conflicts, says ex-privacy czar

Howard Solomon -
The Trudeau government’s proposed overhaul of the current private sector privacy law has to make it clear to businesses that privacy is a fundamental...

Cost of data breach up 12 per cent: Survey

Howard Solomon -
Inflation is up for all sorts of products and services, including the cost of a data breach. The median cost of a data breach to...

Opposition still demands full wording of planned federal privacy, AI laws

Howard Solomon -
Frustrated opposition MPs came within a whisker on Tuesday of, for a second time, delaying committee hearings on proposed privacy and AI legislation because...

Gang says it stole more Air Canada data than the company admits

Howard Solomon -
The BianLian ransomware gang says Air Canada hasn’t been forthright about the amount of data it stole in last month’s cyber attack. Last month the...
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