At the SIBOS 2023 conference in Toronto a ransomware panel discussed the need for resiliency, table top exercises and the role of corporate management in cyb This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Ransomware…
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SAS unveils innovations and partnerships during Explore 2023
In a series of announcements and presentations at SAS Explore last week, SAS unveiled innovations and partnerships that aim to reshape industries ranging from data analytics to fraud detection to climate monitoring. The event kicked off with SAS executives revealing…
Cyber Security Today, Sept. 18, 2023 – How a deepfake voice caused a company to be hacked
This episode reports on a sophisticated scam, and lessons that can be taught for security awarenes This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Sept. 18, 2023 – How a deepfake voice…
Canada cyber centre issues alert after government DDoS attacks
Distributed denial of service attacks against the websites of federal departments and several Canadian provinces and territories — including PEI, Yukon, Saskatchewan and Manitoba — have prompted the federal cyber agency to issue an IT alert. Since September 13, the…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Sept. 15, 2023
This episode features discussion on Microsoft’s explaination of how the hack of one of its software developers led to one of the most amazing breaches of email security, a ransomware report from the U.K., a Business Council of Canada report on…
Attack surfaces still aren’t being managed fast enough by IT: Report
Report by Palo Alto Networks points out that attackers move faster to exploit vulnerabilities than IT is patching This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Attack surfaces still aren’t being managed fast enough by…
Cyber Security Today, Sept. 13, 2023 – Warning: This group specializes in SMS texting scams
This episode reports on a threat group that specializes in password spray attacks This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Sept. 13, 2023 – Warning: This group specializes in SMS texting…
‘Don’t blame us for MGM Resorts disruption. We only installed ransomware,’ says gang
Hotel/casino operator made a ‘hasty’ decision to close its IT network, says the AlphV ranso This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: ‘Don’t blame us for MGM Resorts disruption. We only installed ransomware,’ says…
More malicious attachments found by researchers
Fortinet researchers describe two malicious attachments they foun This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: More malicious attachments found by researchers
DDoS attack hampers PEI websites
A denial of service attack has crippled the websites of Prince Edward Island. “This website – PrinceEdwardIsland.ca – is temporarily unavailable,” the site said Thursday afternoon Eastern time. “We are working to fix the problem as quickly as possible. We…