Data involves military, RCMP and public servants moved to new posts held by two relocatio This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Data stolen on Canadian federal employees in third party hack may go…
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Cyber Security Today, Nov. 20, 2023 – Forbid ransomware payments, says a Canadian hospital
This episode reports on ransomware attacks, a man sentenced in the US for his role in a hacking schem This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Nov. 20, 2023 – Forbid…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
This episode features discussion on the failure to patch firewalls that led to a huge cyber attack on critical infrastructure in Denmark This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Week in…
Microsoft plugs Copilot in everywhere at Ignite 2023
This week at Ignite, Microsoft brandished its Copilot Swiss Army knife, embedding the AI assistant into all of its products and services. The company’s chief executive officer, Satya Nadella, said, “Microsoft has over 1 million paid Copilot users in more…
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 17, 2023 – A company’s slip may have led to a hack, free AI and incident response advice, and more
This episode reports on claims by a threat actor that they used a former employee’s still active credentials for a data theft This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Nov. 17,…
NRF summit takes a deep dive into legal world of AI
There is still much that organizations need to figure out when it comes to how best to implement artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that has or will impact them all, whether they like it or not. The advances have been…
Data on current, former Toronto library staff stolen in ransomware attack
Toronto’s public library system has acknowledged that the ransomware gang that hit it last month stole personally identifiable data of employees. “At this point in our investigation we believe current and former staff employed by Toronto Public Library (TPL) and…
Ontario government still silent after hospital ransomware attacks
Six days after being asked for comment, the government of Ontario is still considering a public response to recent cyber attacks on hospitals in the province. Last week, an IT World Canada reporter asked for comment from the Ministry of…
Many organizations don’t believe they are targets of ransomware gangs: OpenText
Many organizations worry about ransomware but still don’t think they are a target, according to a survey released Wednesday by OpenText. The overwhelming majority of small and medium-sized businesses [those with up to 1,000 employees] and enterprises questioned felt extremely…
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 15, 2023 – A new ransomware gang emerges, a patching failure was behind a co-ordinated cyber attack on Denmark, and more
This episode reports on the latest ransomware news, why a sophisticated attack on Denmark’s critical infrastructure providers was so effective This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Nov. 15, 2023 –…