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New variant of malware, Gyges, can quietly exfiltrate government data

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There’s a new piece of malware targeting government organizations – and according to the security researchers who unearthed it, it’s basically invisible and can...

Half of security professionals want more from vendors, survey says

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Half of Canada’s IT security professionals are disappointed in the technology they pay for, feeling it doesn’t keep their organizations’ data safe enough, according...

Trustwave promises customers zero malware with new offering

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U.S.-based security solutions provider Trustwave Holdings Inc. is launching a new managed services offering – and it’s promising that businesses that sign up for...

Hackers turning to Microsoft Office to attack users

Candice So -
It may have been a while since you’ve seen the viruses that once were a risk to Microsoft Word and Excel users in the...

Keep it in your pants – your phone, that is

Candice So -
There are few things more annoying than the glow of smartphone devices in a darkened theatre, obscuring the screen above and making it impossible...

IT managers avoiding unlicensed software for security reasons, BSA says

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Among business owners, one of the biggest concerns of using unlicensed software is the chance of installing malware through an unpatched, unsafe version of...

Hackers piggybacking off legitimate apps to install mobile malware

Candice So -
If you were desperate for another round of Flappy Bird and downloaded a clone of it, once the game’s creator took the original down,...

Video cameras not just for surveillance, survey respondents say

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Businesses using digital video cameras aren’t just using them for surveillance purposes – they’re also planning to expand those cameras into other areas of...

Exit interview: Ann Cavoukian leaves privacy watch dog role to lead Ryerson’s big data institute

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In the 15 years that Ann Cavoukian has been the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner, the very definition of privacy itself has evolved with...

AskMen.com sending visitors to download malware, Websense says

Candice So -
Updated on June 24, 2014 at 4:50pm ET to reflect comments from AskMen.com. Hackers have compromised AskMen.com, a men’s interest website on dating, celebrity news,...

How Cryptolocker and ransomware take data hostage

Candice So -
From “software leases” to Cryptolocker, ransomware has been around for a while – but criminals are now taking victims’ data hostage as a way...

New PCI standard disappointing, Toronto conference told

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Every transaction system used by a North American business that uses credit cards has to follow the Payment Card Industry (PCI)'s standards. But against...

Political staff should be punished for deleting records: Privacy Commissioner

Brian Jackson -
Story updated with comments from Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian at 3:57 PM ET. Ontario's top government leaders and their staff should be...

Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner calls for more government accountability in post-Snowden era

Brian Jackson -
Story updated with comments from Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian at 4:10 PM ET. The federal government and arm's length Communications Security Establishment...

Juggling security and marketing: Q & A with Phil Umrysh of LoyaltyOne

Candice So -
Phil Umrysh has a unique job. As the director of information security and compliance at LoyaltyOne Inc., he’s the head of security in a company...
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