Canada to create cyber security certification for defence purchases
Organizations that want to sell software and hardware to the Canadian defence department will soon have to meet requirements of a new cyber security certification program. Defence Minister Anita Anand said today the government is creating a Canadian program for cyber security certification that will result in mandatory certification requirements in select federal defence contracts
Hackers hunting for exposed Apache NiFi, warns SANS Institute
An attacker leveraging misconfigured servers can access all data processed by NiFi. Read how, and what to d
U.S. increases pressure on TikTok, demands app be sold: Reports
The U.S. is demanding that Chinese-owned TikTok be sold or the popular video app could be banned in the country due to security concerns, according to several news agencies. The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio (NPR) and others reported Wednesday evening that the demand to sell the app was delivered
Breaking news: Canada’s Onex acknowledges being caught by GoAnywhere MFT compromise
Confirmation came after the Clop ransomware group listed Onex on its data
Canada is moving faster on digital ID than most think, says ATB Ventures
Innovation lab urges Canadian firms to start planning for a future with d
Breaking news: Canadian privacy commissioners investigating TikTok
Canada’s federal privacy commissioner, along with three provincial privacy commissioners, has started an investigation into TikTok, examining how the video-streaming platform collects the personal data of Canadian users. The investigation is beginning now because class action lawsuits in the United States and Canada have been settled, the commissioners said in a statement. The three participating
Indigo back online, but only for browsing
Canada’s biggest book chain is back online, but shoppers still can only buy products in stores. Indigo Books & Music reopened its website today, nine days after suffering a cyber attack. However, it’s window-shop only. “This is our temporary online home where you can browse our great selection of bestselling books and our edit of
FBI detects, contains cyber attack on New York office: News reports
The FBI has contained an attack on its IT systems, CNN reported today. The U.S. federal law enforcement agency told the news organization that the incident involved an FBI computer system used in investigations of images of child sexual exploitation. Two sources told CNN that the attack involved the FBI New York Field Office –
Hackers using new Havoc open source C2 framework: Report
Researchers at Zscaler discovered the use of the tool against an unnamed government or
Reddit on data breach: ‘As we all know, the human is often the weakest part of the security chain’
A single employee fell for a phishing scam, leading to the theft of Reddit code and access to busine
