Breaking News: Government files latest attempt at privacy legislation reform
The Liberal government has introduced its second attempt at overhauling the country’s privacy laws covering the business sector. Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced Bill C-27 in the House of Commons this morning. Details of the legislation weren’t immediately available, so it isn’t clear how it will differ from the proposed legislation the government tabled in
Cisco Warn Customers To Patch CSE Bug
Cisco has warned of a critical vulnerability known as CVE-2022-20798 and is asking customers to patch their systems. The vulnerability was found in the external authentication functionality of the virtual and hardware Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager appliances. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and […]
Canadian Fintech Giant Lays Off 13% Of Its Staff
Canadian fintech giant Wealthsimple, which is based in Toronto, is laying off 159 employees, a decision that was announced in a letter to employees by CEO and co-founder Michael Katchen. Wealthsimple is an online investment management service that offers several services, including a platform that allows users to buy and sell various individual stocks and […]
Microsoft Criticized For Lack Of Transparency And Speed In Fixing Vulnerabilities
Microsoft is facing criticism for its lack of transparency and speed when it comes to responding to reports of flaws. A clear example of Microsoft’s slow response showed after it took the company five months and three patches to successfully fix a critical vulnerability in Azure. While criticizing Microsoft, Orca Security researcher Tzah Pahima revealed that […]
Senate Bill To Prohibit Data Brokers From Selling Location And Health Data
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has introduced a bill to ban data brokers from selling Americans’ location and health information. The proposed Health and Location Data Protection Act “forbids data brokers from selling or transferring location data and health data and requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules to implement the law within 180 days, […]
Japanese Organizations Scrambles To Find Alternatives As Internet Explorer Shutdown
Japanese organizations are struggling to find alternatives to the Internet Explorer browser after waiting until the last minutes to update their websites. Affected organizations include government agencies, financial institutions, and manufacturing and logistics companies that operate websites only compatible with Internet Explorer. Microsoft announced it will end support for most versions of its Internet Explorer […]
More than 100 Tech Executives Urge U.S. Congress To Pass China Competition Bill
More than 100 tech executives have signed a letter calling on the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to agree on legislation to increase U.S. competitiveness against China. “Our global competitors are investing in their industry, their workers, and their companies, and it is imperative that Congress act to enhance U.S. competitiveness,” the letter said. […]
Qualcomm Wins $1 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit
U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm has won its battle against a $1.05 billion fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators. In 2018, the European Commission fined Qualcomm after concluding that the company paid billions of dollars to Apple between 2011 and 2016 to ensure that only its chips are used in Apple’s iPhones and iPads. In its judgment, […]
Spotify Slows Hiring Plans By 25%
Spotify will cut hiring by 25%. In an email to employees, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told employees that the company will continue hiring but will slow down and be “a bit more prudent” in the next few quarters. Speaking at an investor conference earlier this month, Spotify’s chief financial officer Paul Vogel said the company […]
New Peer-to-Peer Botnet Installs Linux Servers With Cryptominers
A new peer-to-peer botnet named Panchan is targeting Linux servers in the education sector to mine cryptocurrency. Panchan, discovered in the wild in March 2022, has SSH worm functions like dictionary attacks and SSH key abuse to do rapid lateral movement to available machines within the compromised network. Moreover, it possesses superior detection avoidance capabilities, […]
