February 11, 2024 In an assertive response to the rampant rise in automotive thefts, the Canadian government has announced an impending prohibition on the import, sale, and utilization of the Flipper Zero device, alongside analogous tools implicated in more...
February 11, 2024 Ransomware attacks reached a new pinnacle in 2023, with gangs amassing a record-breaking $1.1 billion in payments, as reported by Chainalysis, a firm specializing in cryptocurrency tracing. This surge in ransomware profitability underscores the adaptability more...
February 9, 2024 Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Feb. 9th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In few more...
February 9, 2024 A record US$1 billion paid to ransomware gangs last year, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, February 9th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the more...
February 8, 2024 The U.S. tech industry is facing a significant challenge with the proposed cyber incident reporting rules by the government, which now demand IT service providers report security incidents within a mere eight hours and allow more...
February 8, 2024 Officials from four of the biggest tech companies in the world — Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta — largely offered polite criticism of the country’s proposed artificial intelligence law to Canadian parliamentarians for over an more...
February 8, 2024 Officials from four of the biggest tech companies in the world — Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta — largely offered polite criticism of the country’s proposed artificial intelligence law to Canadian parliamentarians for over an more...
February 7, 2024 China-backed hacking group Volt Typhoon has been identified as having "persistent" access to various sectors of U.S. critical infrastructure for "at least five years," marking a concerning escalation in cyber threats. Targeting essential services such more...
February 7, 2024 Following recent American warnings of China’s efforts to secretly plant itself on critical infrastructure for future cyber attacks, Canada and other members of Five Eyes intelligence co-operative today issued a joint advisory so firms in more...
February 7, 2024 Infosec pros don’t have much respect for the cybersecurity or information security courses offered in colleges and universities, a new survey suggests. Half of the respondents to a new survey done for Kaspersky said the more...
