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Canadian group gets $2.2 million to research AI threat detection for wireless networks

Ericsson Canada and three universities have been awarded funds by the National Cybersecurity

Artificial Intelligence

Proposed Canadian AI law ‘fundamentally flawed,’ Parliament told

A privacy lawyer said the proposed AI bill is vague and sets a dangerous precedent

Privacy

All Okta customer support users had their email addresses copied

Identity and access provider Okta now says the threat actor who accessed its customer help desk system last month got the names and email addresses of all contacts of organizations that use its support system. Originally, the company said that, after an investigation, it determined only one per cent of the contacts from its 18,000

Leadership

Failure of technology to detect attacks is a prime cause of breaches: Survey

Despite the money being poured into cybersecurity by IT departments, the leading cause of breaches of security controls was the failure of technology to detect an attack, a new survey from Trellix suggests. Forty-two per cent of respondents to the international survey of infosec leaders whose organization had suffered a recent cyber attack said their

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Cyber Security Today, Nov. 29, 2023 – More ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector

Howard Solomon - November 29, 2023

Government & Public Sector

Compel social media apps to toughen their privacy, trust practices, Parliament told

Howard Solomon - November 28, 2023

Artificial Intelligence

Canada, U.S. sign international guidelines for safe AI development

Howard Solomon - November 27, 2023

Podcasts

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 27, 2023 – Ransomware gang posts data stolen from a Canadian POS provider, and more

Howard Solomon - November 27, 2023

Podcasts

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending November 24, 2023

Howard Solomon - November 24, 2023

Podcasts

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 24, 2023 – A warning to tighten security on Kubernetes containers, and more

This episode reports on the increasing number of vulnerable Kubernetes containers online, the latest acknowledged data breaches, a browser scam aimed at Macs

Artificial Intelligence

Is OpenAI’s Q* Artificial General Intelligence?

OpenAI's latest model, Q* (pronounced Q Star), is raising eyebrows in the AI community as a potential milestone...

Digital Transformation

Big-Box Stores moving away from self-service

A recent trend has emerged among some big-box retailers, including Canadian Tire and Walmart, as they move away...

Security

Security researchers reveal vulnerabilities in Windows Hello fingerprint authentication

A recent investigation by Blackwing Intelligence, conducted in collaboration with Microsoft's Offensive Research and Security Engineering group, has...

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Howard Solomon

Currently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times.

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Government & Public Sector

Canada’s privacy czar investigating data theft of federal employees from relocation companies

Canada’s privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into the theft of 24 years of data of federal employees from two government-contracted relocation firms. As we reported earlier this week, the Treasury Board said data as far back as 1999 on military, RCMP, and federal employees held by Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and Sirva Canada,

Consumer Privacy Protection Act

Ottawa and provinces should harmonize privacy laws, says think tank

In a discussion paper on proposed privacy legislation now before Parliament the C.D. Howe Institute offers ways the law could be implemented, including the creation of a public-private council to review the effectiveness of pr

Podcasts

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 22, 2023 – Boeing division hacked through NetScaler vulnerability, and more

This episode reports on unpatched holes that are being exploited by threat actors

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A.I.

OpenAI’s Q* model: Was an AGI breakthrough the impetus for the management crisis?

Artificial Intelligence November 23, 2023 0

There are reports that a new model from OpenAI's,...

Microsoft employees angered by plans to hire OpenAI staff

Artificial Intelligence November 23, 2023 0

The announcement by Microsoft's CTO, Kevin Scott, about hiring...

Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI with a new board

Artificial Intelligence November 22, 2023 0

Sam Altman has been reappointed as the CEO of...

Majority in tech industry view AI as overrated

Artificial Intelligence November 21, 2023 0

A new survey conducted by Retool, a development platform...

Sam Altman’s move to Microsoft may not happen

Artificial Intelligence November 21, 2023 0

Will Sam Altman move to Microsoft or return to...

Fintech

Reverse ATMs becomes solution for cashless business

Digital Transformation April 25, 2023 0

To accommodate the expanding number of cashless companies, reverse...

Shopify teams up with Melio to launch bill pay tool

Digital Transformation April 25, 2023 0

Melio, a B2B payments firm, has teamed with Shopify...

Federal Budget 2023: Millions to fight foreign interference, threats and covert activities

Fintech March 28, 2023 0

A new National Counter-Foreign Interference Office will be created if the bud

Fintech Plaid adds identity verification to Canadian service

Fintech February 21, 2023 0

A U.S.-based data aggregator that allows consumers to connect their accounts with a variety of financial institutions through one app has now added its identity verification service for Canadian organizations. Last week, Plaid Financial began offering its Identity Verification and Monitor, a global verification and know-your-customer (KYC) solution, to help digital finance apps and services

Companies Opt For Lower Valuation To Attract Funding

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Companies are opting for a lower valuation to attract...

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