Cybersecurity Tips for Small and Medium Businesses
By Yasmin Ranade
Preparing for a cyberattack can be a bit like trying to hit a moving target, however there are a number of simple things that SMBs can do to help mitigate against cyber threats,
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It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month: What’s Your Backup Plan?
By Yasmin Ranade
As the lines have blurred between personal and business lives – and the technologies we use for both, we should keep vigilant and proactive for ourselves as well as for our employers and work partners.
Technology Underpins New Silk Roads Exhibit at Aga Khan Museum
By Yasmin Ranade
Featuring beautiful scrolls, books, manuscript paintings, and textiles dating from as far back as the 9th century CE, this exhibition challenges viewers to think of the book as a revolutionary technology that shaped — not just documented — transformative moments in human history.
Inspiring the Side Hustle Entrepreneur
By Yasmin Ranade
In recent years, an increasing number of young Canadians have turned all kinds of personal strengths, ideas and opportunities into income generating side hustles. For many, these businesses are coming to life even while juggling schoolwork and day jobs.
Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) To Host Third Annual Conference in Toronto
By Yasmin Ranade
Toronto-based BPTN (Black Professionals In Tech Network) will host its third annual Black Tech Summit BFUTR (Be Future) 2021, the world’s largest virtual tech summit for Black professionals and allies on October 28th-29th.
The Power and Wonder of STEM in Children’s Stories
By Yasmin Ranade
The books bridge technology, whimsy, representation. We roll by the motto: ‘Childhood is magical, technology is whimsical, representation is monumental!’
National Virtual STEAM Camp Launched to Engage Canadian Teens in Tech
By Yasmin Ranade
IBM Canada, along with its ten partners, delivered its first national Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) virtual summer camp for students entering grades 7 – 12 this fall. Access was free and more than 3,000 teens participated from 9 provinces, which demonstrates a good appetite for STEM learning in Canada.
Edmonton Woman to Represent Canada at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards
By Yasmin Ranade
After beating out students from all over Canada to win the national championship, Ghalia Aamer, a University of Alberta undergraduate student will be representing Canada with her start-up, TalkMaze, at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA).