Cybersecurity webinar open for all Canadian federal public servants
Session on October 17 has the theme ‘Cyber Safety: Your Behavio
Australian Government asks Optus to pay fees for customers involved in data breach
The Australian government has demanded that Optus pay the passport application fees for everyone affected by last week’s massive data breach affecting millions of Australians. The Australian government is also calling for stricter data protection laws in the wake of the breach that compromised the personal data of 9.8 million Optus customers. In a letter […]
All-electric passenger plane completes test flight
An all-electric passenger plane called Alice took off for the first time yesterday, marking an important turning point for carbon-free aviation. The commuter plane carrying nine passengers took off from Grant County International Airport in Washington State at 7.10am yesterday. Alice is awaiting approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to carry passengers and will become […]
EU proposes rules to make it easier to sue manufacturers of AI systems and drones
The European Commission has announced plans to make it easier for consumers to claim compensation from manufacturers of artificial intelligence (AI) products such as robots, drones or smart home systems if they are harmed. The AI Liability Directive plan aims to improve legal clarification for manufacturers and consumers, as the use of artificial intelligence continues […]
Volume of trade between British Pound and Bitcoin hits new high
Trading volumes between the British pound and the cryptocurrency Bitcoin hit a new high after the fall in the value of the pound on Monday, suggesting investors are scrambling to dump sterling for the digital asset or profit from arbitrage, according to analysts. According to Kaiko Research, the volume of Bitcoin-pound swap transactions on eight […]
Amazon to close U.S. call centers before switching to remote working
Amazon plans to close several call centers in the United States with customer service workers as it switches to remote work in certain roles in a high-revenue industry to save money on real estate, cut office costs and fill jobs. The COVID-19 pandemic has speed up the transition to remote working in most industries. Cloud […]
13 million malicious domains detected monthly in the first half of 2022
Every month, about 13 million malicious domains were detected according to Akamai. The company claimed it flagged nearly 79 million newly observed domains (NODs) as malicious in the first half of 2022. Akamai classifies a NOD as a domain that has been queried for the first time in the last 60 days. A domain is […]
Brands pull out of Twitter ads over child pornography
Some major advertisers, including Dyson, Mazda, Forbes and PBS Kids, have suspended or removed their ads from certain areas of Twitter after they appeared alongside tweets calling for child pornography. Walt Disney, NBC Universal, and Coca-Cola, as well as a children’s hospital, were among more than 30 advertisers who appeared on the profile pages of […]
Ukraine invasion: MacPaw CTO discusses survival and continuity plans
Vira Tkachenko, chief technology officer of Kyiv-based MacPaw, has revealed how her company prepared to operate in Ukraine during the war and how she planned to prioritize afterwards. The first of these priorities was priority zero, which concerned the physical safety of the company’s employees, and then it was expected that Ukraine would not have […]
SEC and CFTC fine 16 firms $1.8 billion for using private text messaging apps
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have fined 16 banks and brokerage firms a total of $1.8 billion. The firms were fined after employees were caught using private text messaging apps to discuss work and not storing those messages, in violation of record-keeping and data protection rules. According […]
