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IT professionals struggling to test in mainframe, survey reveals
Over three-quarters of IT leaders are finding it more and…
Online security must be prioritised during Black Friday period
This Black Friday is predicted to make record-breaking sales. However,…
Software vulnerability list updated for first time in 8 years
For the first time in almost a decade, the US…
Twitter announces mass cull on inactive accounts
The social media site, Twitter, has announced it will be…
AI can be trained to avoid bias using algorithms
Ahead of previous criticisms that AI has faced regarding bias set…
Product news
Tesla software update investigation over fire risk
Tesla software update investigation over fire risk The National Highway…
Apple to buy Intel’s modem business for $1 billion
Multinational software giant, Apple, confirmed last week that they will…
Microsoft to invest $1 billion into developing Azure services
Multinational tech company, Microsoft, is investing $1 billion (around $1.3…
Developers leave Adobe Flash before its 2020 final date
Developers leave Adobe Flash before its 2020 final date Adobe…
Teranet launches competitive intelligence tool for Ontario mortgage market
Teranet launches competitive intelligence tool for Ontario mortgage market Teranet…
Lone Wolf Technologies introduces Link to transform real estate transactions
Real estate’s first two-way transaction management and back office integration…
Headlines
Firewall report reveals the errors that are leading to breaches
A report that investigated the state of the network traffic system, Firewall, has found that companies are slow to give up manual processes as the lack of automation, leading to “shocking” mistakes and data breaches. The 2019 State of the Firewall report, which questioned almost 600 professionals on digital transformation initiatives, also revealed that lack of visibility is contributing to…
Security
Major surf retailer victim of two-week cyber attack
Forget about what might be lurking in the water, one…
Proofpoint acquires ObserveIT for $225 million
A major US cybersecurity company has announced the acquisition of…
Data breach exposes sensitive military personnel info
A security organization has revealed that a large number of…
California bans police from using facial recognition body cameras
California bans police from using facial recognition body cameras The…
Presidential campaign websites fail on privacy says new study
Presidential campaign websites fail on privacy says new study The…
Texas local government refuses to pay up to ransomware attack
Texas local government refuses to pay up to ransomware attack…
Finance
Capital One staff raised concerns over security before breach happened
Staff at Capital One say they warned of their worry over security breaches at the bank before last month’s huge hacker attack happened. 106 million customers and applicants were affected in July’s breach, which saw personal data stolen from the financial corporation in one of the biggest violations of recent…
Desjardins spent $70M after data breach
Canadian money lender, Desjardins group, announced earlier this week that they have spent a huge CAD $70 million ($53 million USD) on a privacy data breach that affected 2.9 million of its customers, Reuters reports. Commenting on the spending, Ilia Kolochenko, founder and CEO of web security company ImmuniWeb says:…
Capital One data breach exposed details of “100 million individuals”
One of the United State’s biggest financial corporations has exposed the personal and economic data of a huge amount of customers through a massive data breach. Capital One reported on Monday that 140,000 Social Security numbers from its credit card customers, 80,000 linked bank account details and 1 million Canadian Social…
Montreal’s Mnubo acquired by Aspen Technology for $102m
Montreal’s IoT leader, Mnubo, acquired by US-based Aspen Technology for $102m CAD Montreal-based Mnubo has been acquired by Massachusetts’ Aspen Technology, a maker of optimization software. This comes 18 months after Mnubo raised $16.5m in a series B round of investing. The acquisition transaction is valued at CAD $102m. Aspen…
Public Sector
Police solve 51-year-old cold case murder using Infogroup data
Police solve 51-year-old cold case murder using Infogroup data Infogroup is a provider of data and data-driven marketing solutions – a detective used their directories to help identify a 60-year-old woman’s killer. A single consumer record in Infogroup’s Polk City Directories was the tipping point that helped South Dakota police identify…
Digital identity tech firm receives $3.9m investment from FedDev Ontario
FedDev Ontario makes $3.9m investment in digital identity tech firm FedDev Ontario has made a $3.9 million investment into Toronto-based digital identity tech firm, BioConnect. According to FedDev Ontario, this will help Canada’s Digital Charter achieve its goals to increase the safety and security of its citizens. BioConnect, founded in 2010…
Canadian government pledges $15 million to create AI centre in Montréal
Canadian government pledges $15 million to create AI centre in Montréal The Canadian government, jointly with the government of Quebec, have announced the creation of a Montréal-based international centre of expertise for the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). The federal government has pledged to invest $10 million over five years…
Canadian CanCode program hands out $12.4 million
Canadian CanCode program has provided $12.4 million to 21 different organizations. The Canadian government’s CanCode program is providing 21 different organizations with a collective $12.4 million – this is in addition to 6 other organizations which have received funding from the program earlier this year. The $110 million federal CanCode…
Manufacturing
