November 23, 2023 Security researchers at Akamai have discovered two new zero-day vulnerabilities being actively exploited to incorporate routers and video recorders into a hostile botnet. These vulnerabilities, previously unknown to both manufacturers and the security community, allow more...
November 23, 2023 Canada’s privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into the theft of 24 years of data of federal employees from two government-contracted relocation firms. As we reported earlier this week, the Treasury Board said data as more...
November 22, 2023 Boeing division hacked through NetScaler vulnerability, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Last week I more...
November 20, 2023 Ottawa now says the data theft at companies that handle moving arrangements of federal staff includes that of members of the Canadian Armed Forces, current and former federal employees, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel more...
November 20, 2023 Forbid ransomware payments, says a Canadian hospital. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, November 20th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. The CEO of one more...
November 17, 2023 Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, November 17th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In more...
November 17, 2023 A company’s slip may have led to a hack, free AI and incident response advice, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, November 17th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for more...
November 16, 2023 Data brokers typically collect a wide range of personal data, which is supposed to be anonymized. However, the sheer volume and specificity of the data collected have made it increasingly easy for buyers to identify more...
November 15, 2023 Toronto’s public library system has acknowledged that the ransomware gang that hit it last month stole personally identifiable data of employees. “At this point in our investigation we believe current and former staff employed by more...
November 15, 2023 Six days after being asked for comment, the government of Ontario is still considering a public response to recent cyber attacks on hospitals in the province. Last week, an IT World Canada reporter asked for more...
