November 22, 2023 Ottawa should consider squeezing the provinces to enact similar federal, provincial and territorial privacy laws across Canada, says a new paper from the C.D. Howe Institute, which argues commonality will benefit businesses and consumers. “The more...
November 22, 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 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 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 17, 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 17, 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...
November 17, 2023 The Medusa ransomware group has listed Canada’s Moneris Solutions Corp., a partnership of two of the country’s biggest banks which provides the point of sales IT network and terminals used by retailers across the country. more...
November 10, 2023 Patch SysAid software fast, how Ukraine’s power system was crippled by Russia and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, November 10th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com more...
November 10, 2023 Ontario’s privacy commissioner is looking into the ransomware attack that hit five hospitals linked to a common shared IT provider. “Our office is actively investigating the recent ransomware attacks on the affected hospitals in Southwestern more...
November 9, 2023 The five southwestern Ontario hospitals and their shared services provider hit by ransomware won’t be able to restore full IT services — including rebuilding the IT network — for over a month, if not longer, more...
