BlackBerry announces new ransomware recovery tool
BlackBerry is attempting to make it easier for a businesses to protect itself against ransomware attacks by…
Symantec turns to deception as new security prevention tool
Symantec Corp. has introduced a fully-featured endpoint solution that adds new deception technology. This new development is…
Canadian celebrities top McAfee’s most dangerous list
Each year McAfee produces a list of the world’s most dangerous cyber celebrities. You may remember actresses…
Hashtag Trending – CCleaner and Vevo hacked, marketers hate Apple’s new ad blocking feature
A system maintenance app has been used to distribute malware. MTV’s digital offspring has had more than three terabytes of data stolen. And advertisers say Apple’s new iOS 11 ad blocking feature will sabotage their industry. From Google Trends and Reddit: on Monday Cisco researchers revealed that version 5.33 of CCleaner, a systems maintenance app…
Hashtag Trending – CCleaner and Vevo hacked, marketers hate Apple’s new ad blocking feature
A system maintenance app has been used to distribute malware. MTV’s digital offspring has had more than three terabytes of data stolen. And advertisers say Apple’s new iOS 11 ad blocking feature will sabotage their industry. From Google Trends and Reddit: on Monday Cisco researchers revealed that version 5.33 of CCleaner, a systems maintenance app…
Security is the holy grail for partners says Cisco exec
Channel partners have an opportunity to see very good profits because they are needed more than ever…
Healthy skepticism’s role in security
The biggest problems of today’s technology privacy, security – communications, understanding. Or to say it a little…
Beware of typo-squatting domain names on Cyber Monday
More than 80 per cent of typo-squatted domain names associated with holiday shopping receive significant levels of…
Your employees are the biggest cyber threats to your business
Malware isn’t the only security risk to businesses, as employees are the top cause of costly security…
Cisco security strategy involves high margins for partners
SAN FRANCISCO – Nothing motivates the channel more than cash. And, Cisco Systems in an attempt to position…
Why ransomware is currently Canada’s top malware threat
Editor’s note: Story and map updated with malware data from July 2016. Hackers may be taking a…
Canadian firms more likely to pay ransomware demands, survey suggests
Despite urgings from the RCMP and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to not give in to ransomware, Canadian…
Nearly one in four pieces of software installed in Canada last year was unlicensed: Report
Ever wonder about the impact of software piracy in an age of Software-as-a-Service? Despite efforts to curb…
Here’s a marketplace where hacked servers from almost every country can be sold over and over again
To understand the scale of hackers out in the world, perhaps this one example is all that…
The majority of hacks come from a company’s trusted insiders: Infographic
While hacks from outside perpetrators seem to make all the headlines, but what if the majority of…