Parental Control Apps: Beware of ‘Stalkerware”
By Yasmin Ranade
Parents should be cautious about downloading apps that stalk or spy on their children when they are online as these may expose you and your family to privacy problems.
Tag: cybersecurity
Tips For Filing Small Business & Personal Taxes In 2021
By Christine Persaud
There are a variety of new measures you can leverage to help reduce costs and enjoy deductions you might not have otherwise been able to tap into for the 2020 tax filing year.
BlackBerry and Canadian Girl Guides Succeed in Cybersecurity Program
By Yasmin Ranade
To mark International Women’s Day, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) and BlackBerry Limited today announced the success of their joint cybersecurity skills-based program. With the cybersecurity industry facing a significant talent – and gender gap – a big part of the program’s aim was to ‘spark’ cybersecurity interest at a young age.
Time to Ramp Up Digital Security as More Canadians Lean into Online Solutions
By Yasmin Ranade
McAfee Corp. announced findings from its 2021 Consumer Security Mindset Report recently revealing that online alternatives continue to replace activities in people’s lives and routines that were once in-person. Convenience was cited as an important motivation.
How Cybercriminals Try To Extort Victims Online
By Christine Persaud
Cybersecurity is a growing concern, especially as we rely more and more on digital channels to communicate with one another. cybercriminals are getting more and more clever in their tactics, and we’re seeing new methods emerge, especially when it comes to monetary extortion.
Ransomware: Threat And Containment
By Yasmin Ranade
Ransomware is a form of digital extortion, first introduced in 2007. While we may not be hearing about attacks as significant as WannaCry and NotPetya, ransomware cases that are reported indicate evolving approaches and hint at brewing underground activity – the silent evolution,
Should Good Tech Specs Include Good Outcomes, Moral Reckonings, Ethical Obligations?
by Lee Rickwood
Tech industry initiatives like Tech for Good and others are tackling the perceived inequities, negative impacts and outright threats posed by technology today.
Cybersecurity Essential for Autonomous and Connected Cars, Government and Industry Say
By Lee Rickwood
The country is ill-prepared for the future.
That’s the concerning essence of a Canadian government report on autonomous and connected cars that acknowledges its own regulation and coordination hasn’t kept up with industry’s pedal-to-the-metal approach.