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Boost in SR&ED credit needed by Ontario IT industry: Deloitte
16 May 2013
Boost in SR&ED credit needed by Ontario IT industry: Deloitte
The tax credit for SR&ED probably should be higher and refundable to make a better impact, says Deloitte partner
Anti-piracy firm caught using photos without consent
16 May 2013
Anti-piracy firm caught using photos without consent
Canipre helps firms track down illegal downloaders of their copyrighted content, but this week it was caught using copyrighted photos on its Web site without securing permission
Mobilicity strikes deal to be sold to Telus
16 May 2013
Mobilicity strikes deal to be sold to Telus
Offer values the startup at $380 million. However, there's no assurance that the federal government will allow sale to go through
Pirate Bay co-founder to run for EU parliament
15 May 2013
Pirate Bay co-founder to run for EU parliament
Peter Sunde's eight-month prison sentence for illegal distribution of copyrighted digital content not seen as hindrance to his candidacy
U.S. government biggest buyer of exploits?
14 May 2013
U.S. government biggest buyer of exploits?
The more the U.S. government spends on offensive techniques, the greater its interest in making sure that security holes in widely used software remain unrepaired, says Reuters
China still safe for tech outsourcing: Vendor
14 May 2013
China still safe for tech outsourcing: Vendor
Fears about cyber espionage and IP theft should not be associated with China's IT outsourcing industry, according to Pactera Technology chief
Canadian health care lags in mobile adoption: IDC
09 May 2013
Canadian health care lags in mobile adoption: IDC
Transforming Canada’s health care system, including m-health, requires all levels of government to work together, according to IDC study
U.S. Defense Department clears BlackBerry 10
03 May 2013
U.S. Defense Department clears BlackBerry 10
Samsung's Android Knox mobile device management system is OKed for use on DoD networks as well
Toronto mobile firm reveals how it got CIA contract
02 May 2013
Toronto mobile firm reveals how it got CIA contract
U.S. government and security agencies tend to consider Canada as one of their own, so it's not that hard to land a procurement contract with them, says Rick Segal
Mozilla hot under the collar over Firefox spoofing
02 May 2013
Mozilla hot under the collar over Firefox spoofing
Report by University of Toronto's Citizen Lab that U.K. firm's spyware masquerades as Firefox prompts complaints from browser creator Mozilla
Spamhaus cyber attacker operated from van: Police
29 Apr 2013
Spamhaus cyber attacker operated from van: Police
Man believed to be the organizer of the DDoS attack on anti-spam group Spamhaus is arrested by Spanish police
Lost client data not encrypted: IIROC
25 Apr 2013
Lost client data not encrypted: IIROC
Device which contained the personal information of some 52,000 brokerage firm customers was password protected but the data itself was not encrypted
Cellphone user protection bill gets another call
25 Apr 2013
Cellphone user protection bill gets another call
Ontario’s proposed legislation is similar to those in effect in Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Enshrine data breach guidelines in law: Stoddart
25 Apr 2013
Enshrine data breach guidelines in law: Stoddart
Of the 3,134 breaches experienced by government departments between 2002 and 2012, only 399 were reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Social media firms rapped on knuckles on privacy
25 Apr 2013
Social media firms rapped on knuckles on privacy
A parliamentary committee complains about companies that don't want to respect our privacy law. However, it only recommends the privacy commissioner work with them
Lack of regs, complacency why Canada lags in security: Vendor
19 Apr 2013
Lack of regs, complacency why Canada lags in security: Vendor
In this contributed opinion piece, an official of a security supplier says Canadians have to take security more seriously
Mobilicity, Public Mobile up for sale: Report
12 Apr 2013
Mobilicity, Public Mobile up for sale: Report
All three standalone startups are on the block, putting at risk Ottawa's plans to increase competition in the wireless industry
HRSDC to probe RBC’s hiring of foreign workers
08 Apr 2013
HRSDC to probe RBC’s hiring of foreign workers
Royal Bank's move to contract an outsourcing company to hire overseas workers to replace Canadian employees sparks a heated debate on the use of temporary foreign workers
Analysts weigh in on Apple’s apology to China
04 Apr 2013
Analysts weigh in on Apple’s apology to China
Three China-based industry analysts give their take on Apple's decision to apologize to Chinese consumers following two weeks of attacks from state-owned media
Canadian VoIP provider offers to buy Wind
27 Mar 2013
Canadian VoIP provider offers to buy Wind
Fongo offers $1 plus 49 per cent of the company in exchange for control of the cellular carrier. But Wind chairman wants to mount his own offer
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