International Women’s Day: Training Employees to be Cyber Heroes
By Yasmin Ranade
What if companies undertook security awareness training programs to turn every employee into a cyber hero?
Tag: security
Facial Recognition and Screen Scraping of Social Media Triggers Global Legal Actions, Lawsuits
by Lee Rickwood
The screen scraping of social media platforms for facial images and associated data has become yet another component of a global mass surveillance ecosystem that legislators, privacy advocates and end users are struggling to control or even influence
Should Opening a Social Media Account Require a Verifiable ID?
by Lee Rickwood
The U.K. government is set to debate a new law that would require people opening new social media accounts to prove their identity with a verified form of ID.
Is Funding for Data Privacy Projects Enough to Make a Difference?
by Lee Rickwood
Funding is available for projects that seek to better safeguard personal information and empower individual Canadians to make more informed decisions about protecting their privacy.
Streaming Media Consumption Drives Audience Measurement, Cross-Media Tracking
by Lee Rickwood
The consumer insight and media research company Vividata has recently partnered with global market research firm Ipsos to launch a dedicated online audience measurement service in Canada.
Canadian Cyber Researchers Commended as Spyware Threats Trigger Apple Lawsuit
In response to global reports about its mobile devices being hacked by sophisticated spyware, Apple has launched a lawsuit against one of the many companies developing such products. Apple also announced a $10 million contribution to support cyber-surveillance investigators, such…
Connected Tech Gifts Come with Risks, Warnings, Tips about Privacy Protection for Kids
by Lee Rickwood
There is a close relationship between security and privacy; often times, your privacy depends on your device’s ability to keep your secrets safe from intruders. Which also means privacy depends on your ability to manage your own device.
Global F-35 Aircraft Supported by Canadian Innovation
By Yasmin Ranade
Since its beginnings in the 1970s, GTA based Ben Machine has built its machining business into an innovative supplier of machining solutions for the niche military industry.