Canadian mid-sized firms pay an average $1.13 million to ransomware gangs
Survey for Palo Alto Networks also shows fewer firms willing to pay da
Canadian privacy czars release principles for responsible development of AI
The principles remind AI developers they have to follow Canadian data pr
Nova Scotia privacy commissioner investigating provincial MOVEit hack
Data of at least 100,000 public servants and hospital staff
Small Canadian energy producer reports cybersecurity incident
Clearview Resources gave no details on how the attack has affected
MPs to investigate allegations “spyware” used against federal employees
Government MPs deny “spyware” is ever used, saying tools are for investigations of alleged misconduct. They also admit government departments might not have done privacy assessments of the tools a
Generative AI increasingly used for threats to Canadian democracy: Report
Generative AI systems are increasingly being used by threat actors to influence elections around the world, including in Canada, says the latest report by Canada’s electronic spy agency on threats to this country’s democratic process. “We assess that AI synthetic content generation related to national elections will almost certainly increase in the next two years,
AI systems with WMD power will be here soon, expert tells Canadian MPs
AI law should ban systems that introduce “extreme risks,” expert testifies
Canadian law regulating social media platforms is needed fast, Parliament told
Act now or Canada risks being left behind by other countries, parliamentary committee told
All Okta customer support users had their email addresses copied
Identity and access provider Okta now says the threat actor who accessed its customer help desk system last month got the names and email addresses of all contacts of organizations that use its support system. Originally, the company said that, after an investigation, it determined only one per cent of the contacts from its 18,000
Failure of technology to detect attacks is a prime cause of breaches: Survey
Despite the money being poured into cybersecurity by IT departments, the leading cause of breaches of security controls was the failure of technology to detect an attack, a new survey from Trellix suggests. Forty-two per cent of respondents to the international survey of infosec leaders whose organization had suffered a recent cyber attack said their
