Breaking news: Canadian police arrest suspected LockBit ransomware gang operator
Canadian police have arrested a Russian citizen who they say is one of the world’s most prolific ransomware operators behind the LockBit ransomware gang. If true the arrest could be a big blow to the organization. In a news release today, the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT) said the man was arrested October
SolarWinds to pay US$26 million over Orion compromise
Separately Experian reached a US$13.6 million settlement with US states suing it over
Maple Leaf Foods suffers IT outage after cybersecurity incident
Company statement didn’t say which IT systems wer
Cyber hygiene is vital to survive today’s attacks, says Microsoft report
Enterprises must apply security best practices consistently and aggressively to their networks, with the goal of mitigating classes of attacks, s
RomCom RAT found in applications from spoofed Veeam, SolarWinds and KeePass websites
The threat actor is spoofing real sites of software companies to trick victims into donwlading compromised ap
1Password acquires Texas-based passkey tool provider Passage
Canadian-based 1Password has added a fledgling passkey development tool to its stable of enterprise password manager products. The company said today it has acquired Texas-based Passage Identity, a passwordless authentication provider that helps developers add biometric and other secure login capabilities to their applications. No details were given on the acquisition price. Passage only made
OpenSSL vulnerability now rated ‘high’ but should be taken seriously
One worry is the vulnerabilbe OpenSSL 3.0 is embedded in firewalls, VPNs, switches a
Proposed privacy law ‘pretty well balanced,’ Canadian marketers told
A panel of experts at the Canadian Marketing Association’s privacy conference looked at the proposed law an
Countries band together to better fight ransomware, set ‘priority targets’
36 nations to form a task force to co-ordinate efforts, work closer with tech companies and set ‘priority targets’ through a single
Industry minister to address Canadian marketers on proposed privacy law
Speech today will support the Liberal government’s second attempt at privacy
