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Nominet launches partner program with DNS security solution at its centre

Roughly six months after opening an office in Washington and expanding its business across the U.S. and Canada, Nominet, the .uk domain name registry in the United Kingdom, today announced its global cyber security partner program, Velocity.

IBM and McAfee launch Open Cybersecurity Alliance to help vendors interoperate

McAfee and IBM Security have announced that they are the founding members of the Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA), a group of 18 companies whose goal is to foster interoperability and easy integration between security vendors.

Datto report says average cost of downtime due to ransomware highest in Canada

The world’s most prominent malware threat is alive and well, and its devastating financial impact on businesses has only increased, especially in Canada, according to Datto Inc.’s fourth annual Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report.

McAfee to launch new channel program in the New Year

On January 1, 2020, it will kick off its new partner program, MPact, which will let partners define who they want to be, indicated the company's head of channel sales and operations, Americas, Ken McCray,

New study says Canadian SMBs incur a potential productivity loss of $2 billion using old technology

A recent study commissioned by Microsoft and Intel reported that the cost of using a PC older than four years is more than buying...

Canadian SMBs incur a potential productivity loss of CA$2 billion using older technology 

A recent study commissioned by Microsoft and Intel reported that the cost of using a PC older than four years is more than buying...

SecTor 2019: Experts say more resources needed to meet cybersecurity skills shortage

Governments and the private sector have to do more if Canada wants to overcome the shortage of cybersecurity talent needed to meet online threats, experts stressed during a security conference.

Hashtag Trending – New privacy tools from Google, Alexa goes job hunting, UPS delivery drones approved

Google rolls out new privacy features, Alexa steps up to help people find jobs, and UPS gets federal approval for a fleet of delivery drones.

Who should the CISO report to, and other CloudSec 2019 takeaways

Cloud computing has become widely accepted by Canadian businesses, but that doesn’t mean they’ve figured out how to use it effectively, or more importantly, how to secure their data floating around in someone else’s computer.

Hashtag Trending – Facebook’s new business venture, IT safeguards from Elections Canada, Uber’s new safety system

Facebook is hoping to replace your smartphone with smart glasses, Elections Canada beefs up IT security ahead of October 21st, and Uber is set...

Government of Canada picks KeyData for cybersecurity contract

A Toronto-based cybersecurity firm today announced it has been selected to provide the Canadian federal government with security solutions and systems integration services.

Cohesity’s CyberScan app targets unpatched vulnerabilities in backups

Organizations looking for a way to scan their production environment for vulnerabilities without disrupting it have an option in Cohesity’s recently launched CyberScan application. Many...

Federal government launches cybersecurity certification program for SMBs

The federal government on Monday launched the long-awaited cybersecurity certification for small and mid-sized businesses in hopes of increasing the attention SMBs pay to cybersecurity as well as increasing the confidence of online shoppers who buy from Canadian sites.

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.

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.

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