Cloud adoption hindered by chains to on-prem security, say experts
Infosec leaders are often proud of the infrastructure they’ve built to protect their organizations. But at a…
Rogers is now a managed security services provider
Could Rogers soon be known as a security company? The Canadian telecom giant announced this week new…
IBM unveils security analytics app platform
It’s been a while since we heard IBM and security mentioned in the same breath, but Big…
New daily malware count was on the decline in 2015: Kaspersky
Malware, it seems, has peaked – at least in the number of novel files. A new report…
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…
Symantec finally unveils Advanced Threat Protection, its first major solution since split
After months of hints and a behind-closed-doors look, Symantec has finally lifted the lid off its Advanced…
Here’s how much you’re worth on the dark web – it’s probably less than you think
How much do you think you’re worth? When it comes to stolen credit and debit card data,…
SecTor 2015: How Toronto’s Pam Am Games blocked security problems
There were 88 major IT security incidents in the lead up to and during last summer’s Toronto…
Kaspersky’s new price tags on data leaks may give sticker shock
We all know security breaches are costly, but just how much? New figures released by Kaspersky Lab…
Canadian hacker gains notoriety, macro malware growing exponentially: Report
Remember Lordfenix, the 20-year old Brazillian student who single-handedly developed over 100 trojans since 2013? Well, it looks like he…
Ottawa Police Service CIO offers a post-mortem on Web site-crippling DDoS attack
“We’ll start by taking OttawaPolice.ca offline, just to annoy them,” the hacker group Aerith posted on Twitter…
Firefox blacklists Adobe Flash in wake of zero day exploits
Few companies have, perhaps, suffered more from the 400 GB document leak from the Hacking Team than…
Without threat intelligence ‘you’re just throwing darts at a board,’ Cdn IT pros told
A threat intelligence system is essential for organizations to have today to meet the challenge of sophisticated…
Insider threats blamed on loss of access control, mistreating employees
CSOs are increasingly worried about their worst nightmare — insider data theft. After all, insiders have legitimate…
Research shows spam on decline, but documents a key vulnerability
Spam is on the decline. That’s right. But before you break out the champagne, let’s look at…