HomeSecurity

Security

Here’s a marketplace where hacked servers from almost every country can be sold over and over again

To understand the scale of hackers out in the world, perhaps this one example is all that is needed. Kaspersky Lab has released information on xDedic,...

The majority of hacks come from a company’s trusted insiders: Infographic

While hacks from outside perpetrators seem to make all the headlines, but what if the majority of bad actors already have legitimate access to...

New WatchDox by BlackBerry features allow for file permission control beyond the firewall

BlackBerry has announced new features to its WatchDox secure file sharing service, including the ability to control email attachments after it has left the...

Patch quickly to detect ransomware, Canadian telecom industry warned

One of the best strategies to defeat ransomware is to patch systems as soon as possible, a senior official at a security vendor has...

Russian “ransomware bosses” make more than the average Canadian household: Research

How does your salary compare to that of a "Ransomeware Boss"? New research on Russian hackers from security intelligence firm Flashpoint suggests that, on average,...

Cisco expands role of security unit lead and shuffles three other executives

Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins has announced leadership changes at the company, which will expand the role of its security unit lead and shuffle three...

Kaspersky unveils ATM and PoS security solution

With cyberattacks on retailers growing by the day, it's surprising few security vendors have aimed solutions directly at vectors specific to this industry. Kaspersky Lab...

The hand-wringing that’s for show and why we need laws around data access now

Be it through compliance or through resistance, it seems that every day a new major tech company is becoming embroiled with a government over...

This security vendor enters Canadian market with former UK intelligence officer at its helm

There's a new security vendor in town, and it's headed by a former Canadian and UK intelligence expert. Darktrace, founded in 2013 and headquartered in...

Mac breaches a target market for Malwarebytes

While Windows-based PCs comprise the overwhelming majority of desktop devices owned by enterprises, a number of OS X loyalists maintain they need a Mac...

Recap: Will state-sanctioned hacks make encryption irrelevant? A discussion on the future of privacy

Update: Thanks again to Nandini Jolly of CryptoMill Technologies Inc. and Laura Tribe of Open Media, and all other participants of our Twitter chat...

Intel Security tells partners they are a new company

BOCA RATON, FL – Just six months after the last gathering of partners at its user conference, FOCUS, Intel Security invited almost 200 of...

Ransomware is growing in double digits: report

It looks like ransomware is nowhere near slowing down. According to Kaspersky Lab's Q1 threat report, ransomware attacks have increased by 30 per cent from...

U.S. Supreme court gives FBI more hacking powers, potentially to go cross-border

Companies that think they have sovereignty over the contents of their Canadian data centres need to think again. The U.S. Supreme Court has approved rule...

BlackBerry defends giving RCMP global encryption key, makes apparent dig at Apple

BlackBerry is defending itself in light of revelations that it had given the RCMP the global encryption key to its personal devices. In an official blog...

Trending in Security