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Is AI the key to improving speed, testing, and even your personal state?
How Artificial Intelligence can help you to find defects faster,…
“What we need is more action” – Contrast’s CTO on tackling cyber security faults
With over 20 years in the cybersecurity industry, it feels…
Hacker publishes half a million Telnet credentials
Over half a million servers, IoT and home router Telnet…
What does the future of software testing hold?
The software industry has changed so much within the past…
Experts find “serious vulnerability” in Windows 10
A “serious vulnerability’ has been found in Windows 10, pushing…
As well as improving work, how can we improve as people?
Tatiana Ribeiro Nunes, Senior Quality Control Analyst, advises on how…
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…
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Is AI the key to improving speed, testing, and even your personal state?
How Artificial Intelligence can help you to find defects faster, illuminate your testing and improve your happiness. Testing is Still in the Dark Ages The hard truth is that testers, test engineers and developers all spend too much of their working life “waiting”. Even when teams are moving towards continuous…
Security
Iranian assassination revenge may be in form of cyber attacks, warn experts
After the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Suleimani, led…
AI, virtual patching and apps- Kolonchenko talks more on cybersecurity in part two of his interview.
Follows on from part one. Expert on all things cybersecurity,…
“Lack of time, lack of budget and lack of accountability” – Why cybersecurity isn’t being implemented how it should be
From business information to personal details, more and more of…
Has BMW been hacked by the Vietnamese government?
Two global upmarket car manufacturers have reported having their networks…
Finance
Online security must be prioritised during Black Friday period
This Black Friday is predicted to make record-breaking sales. However, with shopping centers across the country being emptier than usual, a lot of sales have shifted online instead, ahead of the traditional cyber Monday. The move to internet sales mirrors the demand for customer’s enthusiasm for convenience. Black Friday cyber…
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…
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…
California bans police from using facial recognition body cameras
California bans police from using facial recognition body cameras The Body Camera Accountability Act, which bans police from using body cameras with facial recognition in the state, has been signed into law. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act, was introduced earlier this year by Calif. assembly member, Phil Tang.…
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…
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