Canada has joined international partners including the United States, Australia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and the United Kingdom in endorsing the Joint Statement of Principles for 6G. 6G is the successor to 5G cellular technology and is expected to be significantly faster, while enabling new applications using Internet […]
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The Russian threat group known to researchers by several names, including APT29, Midnight Blizzard, the Dukes, or Cozy Bear, is broadening its targets to cloud-based services, warn the Five Eyes nations that share intelligence. In a report issued Monday, the partners — including the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand — said APT29 […]
The federal privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a data security breach detected in January at Global Affairs Canada. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said Monday the investigation into the foreign service was launched after it received several complaints. The investigation will examine the adequacy of the safeguards to protect personal information and assess […]
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The dismantling of VMware by Broadcom continued today when the company announced it was selling its End-User Computing (EUC) Division to Menlo Park, Calif.-based KKR, a global investment firm, in a deal estimated to be worth US$4 billion. The purchase by KKR includes Horizon, a desktop and application virtualization platform and Workspace One, a unified […]
The Online Harm Act’s proposed Digital Safety Commission — whose members would be full-time government employees with renewable terms of up to five years — would have extensive powers. It would be able to summon and enforce the appearance of persons, and compel them to give oral or written evidence under oath and to produce any […]
Designated social media providers, live-streaming services and adult sites that allow users to upload content will have to scrutinize and delete objectionable messages, images, and videos if the Liberal government’s proposed Online Harms Act, which includes the creation of a Digital Safety Commission to hear complaints, is passed. The act, Bill C-63, which was introduced […]
One of Ontario’s biggest cities is in the second day of dealing with a cyber attack. Hamilton, a municipality of about 570,000 on the shore of Lake Ontario, said Sunday it had suffered a city-wide phone and email “disruption” to municipal and public library services, which included the Bus Check Info Line and the HSRNow […]
The LockBit ransomware gang says it’s back in business, with a person posting a message admitting his “personal negligence and irresponsibility” for not updating an application was likely used by law enforcement last week to dismantle much of the operation’s IT infrastructure. This explanation is included in an English and Russian message on the gang’s […]
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A cybersecurity firm selling your data? AT&T says a flawed network update caused last week’s major outage. Self checkout may be watching you more closely using AI. And Microsoft has announced that updates may no longer force you to reboot your computer. All this and more on the “ah, come on, Reboot? I’m late […]