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Chen mum on his future with BlackBerry

John Chen isn’t saying if he will stay with BlackBerry now that the board has decided to split the Waterloo, Ont. company into two...

‘Shocking’ cybersecurity numbers in survey of Canadian small businesses, says Mastercard

Few Canadian small business owners believe their cybersecurity defences are up to stopping a cyber attack, a new survey suggests. Only one-third of Canadian small...

Pure Storage intros new DRaaS, pledges to cover power, rack space costs

Pure Storage has released what it described as “new data resilience offerings” that include Pure Protect//DRaaS, which it said is targeted at VMware sites...

No one suspected the man in a FedEx uniform …

No one suspected the man in the FedEx uniform. He walked into offices in the Phoenix, Arizona area asking the receptionists for directions. Pretty common. But...

Gang says it stole more Air Canada data than the company admits

The BianLian ransomware gang says Air Canada hasn’t been forthright about the amount of data it stole in last month’s cyber attack. Last month the...

Warning to website admins: HTTP/2 zero-day causes massive DDoS attacks, patch now

Developers and administrators of web servers are being warned to install patches to fix a critical zero-day vulnerability in a key protocol that led...

MSPs told by security expert now is not the time to be complacent

A group of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) attending the recent ASCII Edge: The MSP Conference in Toronto received excellent advice and guidance during a...

Google execs predict GenAI could be major windfall for Canada

If used in a responsible way, generative AI (GenAI) represents a technology shift and breakthrough not witnessed since the advent of the mobile phone,...

MGM Resorts attack cost it US$100 million in lost revenue — plus US$10 million in cyber expenses

Last month’s cyber attack by the AlphV ransomware gang on MGM Resorts cost the company at least US$100 million in disruption and lost business,...

Patch iPhones, iPads, Apple urges

Apple today released emergency patches for a wide range of iPhones and iPads. Users should ensure their devices are running versions 17.0.3 of the operating...

BlackBerry to split cybersecurity, IoT divisions

BlackBerry has made it official: It plans to split the Canadian company in half. In a news release Wednesday, the company said its board has...

Sony’s PlayStation unit hit by MOVEit hack

The division of Sony Group behind the PlayStation video consoles and games is the latest American-based organization to publicly acknowledge being victimized by the...

Weather Network refuses to pay ransomware gang

The parent company of The Weather Network says it didn’t give in to the demands of a ransomware gang after the company that provides...

Most Canadian firms pay a ransomware gang, latest CIRA survey suggests

The vast majority of organizations in this country are still giving in and paying ransomware gangs after successful attacks, the annual survey of infosec...

ALL IN 2023 panel explores AI and need for sound infrastructure

All the necessary components are in place from an infrastructure perspective for Canadians to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to the...

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