Canadian hacker gains notoriety, macro malware growing exponentially: Report
Remember Lordfenix, the 20-year old Brazillian student who single-handedly developed over 100 trojans since 2013? Well, it looks like he…
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ESET names country manager to new Toronto office
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Ottawa Police Service CIO offers a post-mortem on Web site-crippling DDoS attack
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HP expands security portfolio with TippingPoint suite
HP is expanding its security portfolio with the announcement today of the TippingPoint Threat Protection System. The solutions…
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Three’s a charm for BlackBerry at Security Summit
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Survey says IT professionals believe cyber attacks with potential loss of life imminent
Cyber attacks, which have hit industries ranging from public to private to the very private have yet…
Firefox blacklists Adobe Flash in wake of zero day exploits
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