Hashtag Trending – Why airborne Wi-Fi isn’t free; New Zealand gov’t teaching entrepreneurship with video games; Russians have hacked U.S. utilities
The Wall Street Journal explains why you have to pay for Wi-Fi on your flight. The New…
Worried about ransomware? Buy some insurance
It looks like the insurance industry is getting into the cyber security sector, but instead of protecting…
Hashtag Trending: Aug. 1 – Apple loses in court, Game of Thrones hacked
Apple loses a court decision, full metal printing, and Game of Thrones gets hacked.
New study on the profit and loss of DDoS attacks
Cyber criminals just like channel partners deal with profit and loss. Now that it has been established…
Security professionals and cyber criminals both found success in 2016, according to SonicWall report
Security professionals were able to lock down certain points of attack in 2016, but cyber criminals found…
Industry should make it harder for hackers to earn their money
I didn’t know I was so bad off and I certainly didn’t know I have so many…
Patch quickly to detect ransomware, Canadian telecom industry warned
One of the best strategies to defeat ransomware is to patch systems as soon as possible, a…
Russian “ransomware bosses” make more than the average Canadian household: Research
How does your salary compare to that of a “Ransomeware Boss”? New research on Russian hackers from…
Recap: Will state-sanctioned hacks make encryption irrelevant? A discussion on the future of privacy
Update: Thanks again to Nandini Jolly of CryptoMill Technologies Inc. and Laura Tribe of Open Media, and…
Hacking Team loses license to sell spyware in Canada
Remember the Hacking Team? The notorious Italian company that made millions selling spyware to other countries seems…
Kaspersky researcher discusses its obligations upon identifying hackers
Just last week, CDN reported on Kaspersky Lab’s identification of Poseidon Group, an entity that uses malware and extortion-like…
This Brazilian hacking group is “legally” extorting its victims
How closely should security vendors work with law enforcement? Kaspersky Lab has said that its research team…
Canadian organizations feel they can’t keep up in cyber security
Canada, it seems is losing the cyber security war. At least, that’s the country’s perception. According to…
NASA breach shows again that brute force password attacks work
It isn’t uncommon for hackers to boast about their exploits; it adds a bit of credibility to…
Canada is among top malware-hosting countries but stays relatively safe, researchers say
In the threat landscape, Canadians may be helping attack others while avoiding the brunt of it. These…