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If you think it won’t happen to you or your organization, think again. Statistics Canada says that extortion cases reported to police rose 44 percent nationally in 2018 alone.....

Phishing remains one of the top methods of cyberattack, using a malicious email link or attachment. A recent report identifies the 25 brands that are most often impersonated in phishing attacks. The....

Technology is being developed by researchers that has the ability to transfer data between our brains and computers. The amalgamation of computers with the human mind is a revolutionary phenomenon tha....

The cost to organizations of cyber attacks has reached staggering levels and is increasing at an alarming rate. According to ForgeRock, the cost to (U.S.) organizations in 2018 of exposed consumer da....

A cyberweapon called EternalBlue, developed by the USA’s own National Security Agency (NSA) has been compromised by hackers calling themselves the Shadow Brokers and has since been picked up by hack....

A group of companies have challenged U.S universities and colleges to integrate computer technology ethics and responsibility into computer science undergraduate programs.....

On April 25th, a Cybersecurity Conference was held at the Lionhead Golf Club & Conference Centre in Brampton. There were an estimated 150 business people in attendance, keen to learn more about the g....

History was made this week with the breakthrough image of a black hole – the first image of its kind. Behind the success of this breakthrough is 29-year-old Dr. Katie Bouman.....

A computer capable of debating a human opponent is now a reality thanks to IBM's Project Debater. The goal is to help humans make well-informed decisions. ....

As of January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide security patches and updates for Windows 7. If you have not yet completed your Windows 7 replacements, beware of the Intel CPU shortage (meani....

Effective today, Nov. 1st, new obligations are in effect requiring Canadian organizations to report certain breach of security safeguards.....

The 7 Critical Components of a Cyber Security Strategy breakfast presentation held at BSC Solutions Group's offices on June 21st was very well received. As a result, watch for a similar event this Fa....

Starting November 1, 2018 Canadian companies will be required to report data breaches to customers, affected third parties and the federal privacy commissioner. ....

Is Google Chrome your web browser of choice? Are you in the habit of adding Chrome extensions? If so, this week’s announcement by Google will be of interest to you. Also learn how to avoid the new....

Recent news about the personal information of an astounding 50 million users and their friends, improperly obtained from Facebook by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm, has been ....

If you haven’t heard yet, Microsoft plans to discontinue security updates and patches for Windows 7 as of Jan 14, 2020. If you continue to run Windows 7 on your computers after this date you are tak....