cybersecurity
Norwegian aluminum producer hit by cyber attack
Norsk Hydro’s plants in Europe and the US were isolated and switched to manual operations.
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state
Real-time data on more than 2.5 million people in western China, updated constantly with GPS co-ordinates.
Chief electoral officer worries parties are weak link in cybersecurity chain
Cites lack of resources to secure systems and thousands of volunteers that could fall prey to cyber tricks.
National security ‘comes first’ in Huawei 5G review: Champagne
Infrastructure Minister cites need to properly assess whatever risk, or benefits, that there might be.
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Beware of foreign espionage threat to your networks: security agencies
RCMP workshops highlighted “supply chain vulnerability” – a back-door tactic to infiltrate systems.
US says China hacking increasing ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
Report says Chinese hacking efforts aimed at stealing American technology and trade secrets have “increased in frequency and sophistication” this year.
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EMC Secure program provides cybersecurity resources to SMEs
Will immediately give more than 13,000 active consortium members access to a leading technology platform.
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Failure to report Canadian privacy breaches could mean big fines after Nov. 1
Some argue the new rules don’t go far enough, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner needs enforcement powers.
Air Canada says mobile app breach may affect up to 20,000 customers
Aeroplan numbers, passport numbers, birth dates, nationalities and countries of residence could have been accessed.
Deloitte report warns of growing Canadian cybersecurity talent gap
Demand is climbing by 7% annually; more than 5,000 positions to fill between 2018 and 2021.
Government needs to do more to resolve skills shortage: cybersecurity experts
Opportunity for Canada to export expertise and technology, but there’s also a danger of the country losing its talented people.
ABCs of ZTE: Tech firm in focus amid US China trade dispute
Trump muses about possible easing of sanctions against Chinese telecom company caught violating US embargoes against Iran and North Korea.
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Trump offers US aid to penalized Chinese telecom company ZTE
Company accused of misleading US regulators after it settled charges of violating sanctions against North Korea and Iran.
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TD Bank first bank member of Canadian Cybersecurity Institute
Graduate students will work with TD technology teams to develop new ways to detect and deal with online threats.
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RCMP executes search warrant in international cyber attack investigation
Arrested administrators behind webstresser.org in countries including Canada, Britain, Croatia and Serbia.
