Fortinet program that retrains military vets to tackle cyber threats grows in Canada
Fortinet program that retrains military vets to tackle cyber threats grows in Canada
Hashtag Trending – Google’s new Paper Phone; WhatsApp sues Israeli surveillance firm; No more political ads on Twitter
Today’s Hashtag Trending episode sees Google replacing phones with paper, WhatsApp dishing out a new lawsuit, and…
Canadian municipalities are on an island fighting ransomware, and hackers are barely trying
Ransomware reared its ugly head many times this year, but as the barrier to entry for deploying ransomware becomes frighteningly low, experts are warning that municipalities are becoming increasingly vulnerable.
Hashtag Trending – Facebook ad policy upset, gender neutral emojis, Adobe accounts exposed
Facebook workers decry the company’s ad policy, the latest Apple iOS offers gender-neutral emojis, and Adobe faces backlash for leaving millions of Adobe accounts exposed.
Riding the wave: harnessing the power of data
Sometimes it is the small things that data can point to that can make a huge difference.
Hashtag Trending – Microsoft wins government contract; Alphabet bids for Fitbit; Facebook takes down fake ad
Microsoft wins U.S. Defense Department contract; Alphabet bidding to buy Fitbit; Facebook takes down fake political ad.…
Amazon releases Amazon Business and Business Prime in Canada
Amazon.com is finally releasing Amazon Business and Business Prime – which launched in the U.S. in 2015…
Commvault goes metallic, becomes a business avenger
Commvault announced the launch of a new venture and a new brand, Metallic, within the Commvault family.
Hashtag Trending – Google search update, fast delivery cuts Amazon’s profits, Facebook News tab
Google executives are calling the search engine’s latest update as one of the biggest leaps forward in the history of Search, fast deliver is cutting into Amazon’s profits, and Facebook’s new News tab raises eyebrows.
IBM walking away from single cloud focus deserves ‘huge respect’ says Red Hat
Red Hat and IBM executives leading the Canadian business opened up about last year’s $34 billion deal that saw the two tech companies tie the knot and place an enormous bet on hybrid cloud.
Hashtag Trending – New Huawei foldable phone; Google’s new Montreal game studio; Google bricks Google home speakers
Huawei to launch Mate Xs foldable smartphone in March 2020, Montreal will be the first city to…
Azure shows no sign of slowing down, according to Microsoft’s Q1 2020 earnings call
Following a strong start to the 2020 fiscal year that saw US$33 billion in revenue, Microsoft’s Azure…
Optiv Canada and SailPoint awarded SLSA by federal government
Optiv Canada Federal Inc. and SailPoint Technologies Inc. are joining forces to support government clients to centrally…
Allow municipalities to share their IT product security assessments, urges infosec pro
The concept would prevent a vendor from avoiding to work with municipalities that give unfavourable security assessments and sell to others who don’t know about the weaknesses.
Hashtag Trending – Google’s quantum computer; SoftBank-WeWork deal; Facebook in hot water, again
Google’s quantum computer solves 10,000 year problem in 4 minutes; SoftBank reveals the WeWork deal; Facebook may…