Canada bans federal employees from using WeChat, Kaspersky mobile apps
Ottawa is banning the use of the China-based WeChat instant messaging app and Russian-based Kaspersky security products on the mobile devices of federal civil servants, although it isn’t clear how widely they are being used. This morning, Treasury Board president Anita Anand announced a ban on the use of WeChat and the Kaspersky suite of
Staff training far more cost-effective than going through a cyber compromise – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
An interview with Rajiv Gupta, associate head of the Canadian Centre for Cybe
Toronto Public Library hit by cyber attack
Library says full restoration of IT services may take se
Toronto Public Library hit by cyber attack
Library says full restoration of IT services may take se
Downtown Toronto hospital investigating ‘data security incident’
A major downtown Toronto hospital is investigating what it calls a data security incident. Michael Garron Hospital, part of a group of healthcare institutions called the Toronto East Health Network, said on its website that it learned of the incident earlier this week. “We are actively investigating and assessing the impact of the incident with
SecTOR 2023: A call to Canadian IT pros for political action
In his keynote address law professor Michael Geist said the Trudeau government needs more expert advice from the t
Fundamental privacy rights of Canadian should trump business rights in conflicts, says ex-privacy czar
Both privacy and innovation can be pursued at the same time, a former privacy commissioner told Parliament. But in the rate cases they conflict privacy as a fundamental right should take pr
MapleSEC: How Kyndryl built cyber resiliency into its new IT infrastructure
When IBM spun off its global services unit to become Kyndryl the company had an opportunity to overhaul itself, including making sure cyber resiliency was in the infrastructure. Learn how i
Cost of data breach up 12 per cent: Survey
EY’s latest Global Cybersecurity Leadership Insights Study questioned 500 execs in 24
Canadian CEO confidence in facing cyber attacks varies, according to KMPG surveys
Among the findings, 62 per cent of Canadian SMBs surveyed said cybersecurity is not regarded as a busines
