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Canada to create cyber security certification for defence purchases

Organizations that want to sell software and hardware to the Canadian defence department will soon have to meet requirements of a new cyber security...

Newfoundland Health wasn’t prepared for ransomware attack: Report

The IT security of Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system before a crippling 2021 cyber attack and data theft was lacking, says the province’s privacy...

Chinese hackers compromised U.S. critical infrastructure, says Microsoft

A Chinese-based threat actor has targeted critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States since 2021, probably for espionage, says Microsoft. In...

Canadian Nurses Association hit by cyber attack

The Canadian Nurses Association says it has suffered a cybersecurity incident, but isn’t commenting on a report that the attack was ransomware. “We can confirm...

Channel Bytes May 19, 2023 – ITWC Digital & Leadership Conference next week; Parallels receives Arm SystemReady certification; Microsoft pushing Windows 10 22H2 to...

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Acronis says its new EDR offering will simplify endpoint security

Swiss cyber protection vendor Acronis International GmbH this week launched Acronis Advanced Security+ Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), an offering it said is targeted...

More Canadian firms doing penetration tests: Survey

More Canadian organizations than ever are using penetration testing to improve their security posture. According to a recent survey by IT solutions provider CDW Canada,...

Coffee Briefing May 16 – Gartner survey reveals new data on digital workers; Google Canada launches new Cybersecurity Certificate; Clik2pay adds features to client...

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Government of Canada’s DX journey riddled with cyber-struggles, technical debt and staffing concerns: Report

A new report by market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) found that digital transformation (DX) within public sector agencies has been significantly impaired...

Channel Bytes May 12, 2023 – Register for the ITWC Digital & Leadership Conference; Dell and Teradata partner on data and analytics; CWTA rebrands;...

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Cisco warns vEdge users of possible service disruption due to expired certificate

The security certificate on Cisco vEdge 1000, vEdge 2000, and vEdge 100M/B platforms expired on May 9, and the company warns that, until updates...

Fake websites impersonating link to ChatGPT pose high risk: Check Point Research

New findings from Check Point Research (CPR), the research arm of Check Point Software Technologies, have revealed there are multiple ways cybercriminals can deceive...

Ontario school district hit by cyber attack discovers additional info stolen

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board has sent letters to students and former students informing them their personal information was compromised in a cyber...

Five Eyes countries disable Russia’s Snake malware network

Cybersecurity agencies from the Five Eyes intelligence co-operative — including Canada and the U.S. — have disrupted a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised...

National Gallery of Canada hit by ransomware

Canada’s National Gallery, which holds more than 75,000 works of art along with extensive library and archival holdings, is recovering from a ransomware attack. The Ottawa...

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