Ottawa’s cybersecurity action plan includes $10M for special projects
Just over a year after announcing an updated federal cybersecurity strategy, Ottawa has revealed how it will be implemented.
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More than 90% of security decision-makers fail to keep tabs on workloads in the cloud
Executives’ desire to not miss out on a competitive advantage is leading to security professionals losing track of workloads on the cloud, according to a new study from Symantec Corp.
The Reddit Recap – Cylance engine gets tricked, a strange request, and the tips list grows
A bug in Cylance, a boss’ request raises eyebrows, and more from this week’s top posts on the MSP subreddit
Security is #1 IT priority for Canadian businesses, says CDW Canada report
An increasing number of Canadian businesses believe they are more ready for cyber threats than they were this time last year, according to a new report published by CDW Canada.
Collaboration and security major themes at Ingram Micro’s Partner Experience Roadshow
Ingram Micro held its 2019 Partner Experience Roadshow recently in Toronto, and it was clear that collaboration across the Canadian tech industry has become the norm.
Kaspersky rebranding unrelated to government ban, says executive
A lot has changed in the cybersecurity space since the 1990’s, which is why Kaspersky Lab recently announced a “complete rebranding” of the organization, according to the company’s head of marketing and partner marketing for North America.
eSentire opens new global HQ in Waterloo
Cybersecurity company eSentire opens a new global HQ in Waterloo
Fortinet expands SaaS cloud offerings, launches branch offering to secure the WAN
Fortinet made some moves recently.
FireEye opens new headquarters in Toronto
Canada is one of FireEye Inc.’s fastest growing regions, so it only made sense to open up a new headquarters in Toronto, according to the cybersecurity firm’s area vice-president and general manager for Canada.
CIRA looks to expand DNS security in Canada, launches first firewall API integration
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) recently announced an API integration designed to provide additional protection against cyber threats for Canadian SMBs.
The Reddit Recap – A crooked accountant; Valuable reference material for MSPs; StorageCraft data loss
The Reddit recap highlights last week’s top trending posts on the r/msp subreddit. This is the largest MSP-related group on Reddit with nearly 40,000 members.
Exclusive: New NPD Group data helps VARs navigate complex security landscape
New data from NPD Group shows a sharp 18 per cent increase in the number of security software solutions going through distributors from 2017 and 2018.
Nearly 100 malicious email campaigns aimed at Canadian organizations in Q1: Report
IT security experts say they still come across business leaders in Canada who don’t believe their organization…
Manufacturing spending billions on IoT, but still can’t patch Windows or remember passwords
The manufacturing industry is spending billions of dollars on IoT, but it continues to do a terrible job of securing its connected devices.
Cost of security breaches to Canadian firms studied averaged over $9 million a year: Report
The price of security incidents in organizations in 11 countries jumped an average of 12 per cent last year, according to a new study.
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