Toronto high school team wins 2022 CyberTitan cybersecurity competition
The fifth annual competition saw 130 high schools teams from across the country enter, with 11 making the final
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Cybersecurity Authorities List Top 10 Attack Vectors Exploited By Hackers
A joint security advisory issued by several national cybersecurity authorities has identified the ten attack vectors most exploited by threat actors. These attack vectors include the failure to enable multi-factor authentication, improperly applied privileges or permissions and errors in access control lists, out-of-date software, and the use of vendor-supplied default configurations or default login usernames […]
North Korean Devs Pose As Freelancers To Steal Privileged Access
The U.S. government has warned that IT workers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are disguising themselves as freelancers to steal privileged access. The stolen access can be used sometimes to facilitate cyber intrusions. To circumvent the controls put in place by the United States and the United Nations, the IT workers try […]
Privacy Commissioner’s bulletin helps Canadian firms handle sensitive personal information
Documents pulls together court and OPC rulings on what sensitive information could include and how it should be treated
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U.S. Accuse 55-year-old Doctor Of Creating And Renting Thanos Ransomware
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged cardiologist Luis Zagala Gonzalez, 55, with creating and renting Jigsaw and Thanos ransomware to cybercriminals. Zagala holds both French and Venezuelan citizenship and lives in Ciudad Bolivar. He was accused of running an affiliate program in which cybercriminals would share their own ransomware with a builder offered by […]
AMD’s New GPUs Are In Good Stock, Priced Strictly At MSRP
AMD’s new refreshed RDNA 2 GPUs are well stocked in the U.S. and other regions, a good trend from an expert perspective. The new 6×50 XT models (6950 XT, 6750 XT and 6650 XT) are firmly anchored and priced at Team Red: s recommended pricing. Newegg has two 6950 XT models at the suggested retail […]
Telus To Invest $17 Billion In Canada’s Alberta
Telus, a Canadian telecommunications company, has announced plans to invest $17 billion in Alberta, one of Canada’s thirteen provinces and territories. The agreement, which will run for four years, will see the company expand its wireless networks by investing in network infrastructure, operations and spectrum across the province. Telus’ move is just one of the […]
Bank Of England Exec Predicts More Tough Time For Crypto
Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe has warned crypto investors to brace themselves for a tough time as financial conditions tighten. Asked if rising interest rates would increase pressure on cryptocurrencies, Cunliffe responded, “Yes, I think as this process continues, as (quantitative tightening starts in the U.S., I think we’ll see a move out […]
Apple Delays Plan To Have Workers In Office 3 Days A Week Indefinitely
Apple has indefinitely postponed a plan to let workers work three days a week from the office. In March, Apple set April 11 as the deadline for U.S. corporate employees to return to the office. Despite calls from employees to work remotely, Apple has pushed ahead with plans to bring employees back to the office. […]
Russia Is Not Planning To Block YouTube, Minister
Russia’s digital development minister confirmed on Wednesday that the country won’t block the video streaming platform Google. “We are not planning to close YouTube. Above all, when we restrict something, we should clearly understand that our users won’t suffer,” said Maksut Shadaev. Shadaev noted that competition is the engine of progress, and blockades are an […]
