July 29, 2024 Proofpoint is a commercial email security service aimed at protecting organizations. However, until recently a threat actor was able to abuse Proofpoint relay servers to spoof authenticated emails that seemed to come from brand names more...
July 19, 2024 Some airlines, banks and government services around the world have been affected by a faulty software update for Windows PCs running CrowdStrike’s Falcon security suite which has knocked out desktop PCs. “This is not a more...
February 9, 2024 Opposing viewpoints on the Liberal government’s proposed cybersecurity law for critical infrastructure providers highlighted a Parliamentary committee hearing on Thursday. A BlackBerry official urged MPs on the House of Commons national security committee to pass more...
October 17, 2023 Few Canadian small business owners believe their cybersecurity defences are up to stopping a cyber attack, a new survey suggests. Only one-third of Canadian small business owners recently questioned were confident in their firm’s cybersecurity more...
July 17, 2023 The Biden administration has released the first iteration of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan, which was announced in March 2023, with the goal of increasing public and private cybersecurity resilience, combating threat actors, fortifying more...
June 28, 2023 Representatives of 16 countries wound up two days of meetings on cybersecurity in Vancouver this week by calling for nations to uphold responsible behaviour in cyberspace. Global Affairs Canada said the meetings, which discussed challenges more...
June 12, 2023 A group of Ukrainian hackers known as the Cyber Anarchy Squad claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that took down Russian telecom provider “Infotel JSC” which provides connectivity services to Russian banks, online stores, and credit more...
July 7, 2022 Cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point Research has uncovered phishing emails targeting Amazon Prime Day shoppers. In the run-up to this year's Amazon Prime Day, which is scheduled for July 12 and 13, security researchers more...
July 7, 2022 The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected four encryption algorithms to withstand future quantum computer attacks. The four encryption algorithms include CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FALCON and SPHINCS+. The four algorithms more...
June 3, 2022 The biggest mistake IT leaders make in trying to secure sensitive data is not understanding where their data is and how it flows, says Cisco Systems’ vice-president and chief privacy officer. Harvey Jang, VP and more...
