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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
Microsoft releases critical IE 8 patch
15 May 2013
Microsoft releases critical IE 8 patch
IE 8 security bulletin MS13-038 fixes a flaw used by hackers to control the Web page of the U.S. Department of Labour earlier this month
McAfee offers biometric security for cloud storage
14 May 2013
McAfee offers biometric security for cloud storage
McAfee's LiveSafe provides users with 1 GB of online storage that can be accessed via voice or facial recognition or with the use of a PIN code
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
Perimeter security no longer enough: RSA
08 May 2013
Perimeter security no longer enough: RSA
EMC WORLD REPORT: It's very likely that your network has already been breached. You need to focus on how to minimize and stop the damage, says Art Coviello
Nginx fixes serious bug
08 May 2013
Nginx fixes serious bug
New version of open source Web server has come out that fixes the possibility that a hacker could create a stack-based buffer overflow
Sweetening password defences with honey
07 May 2013
Sweetening password defences with honey
Here's a way organizations can defend against hackers accessing hashed password lists through brute force attacks: Fill lists with honeywords that trip alarms
Allstream to lure customers with DDoS promotion
03 May 2013
Allstream to lure customers with DDoS promotion
Carrier is cutting the cost of its distributed denial of service solution for business as attacks increase
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
7 secrets of a successful security program
01 May 2013
7 secrets of a successful security program
When properly executed, awareness programs impart knowledge that instills desired behavior
Toronto firm boss calmer with No Panic Computing
29 Apr 2013
Toronto firm boss calmer with No Panic Computing
Prior to revamping its endpoint security arrangement, IFCG's constant concern was that it had no direct control over independent agents who used their own devices
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
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
Mass attack hits patched Java flaw
24 Apr 2013
Mass attack hits patched Java flaw
Attacks on the vulnerability started on April 21, a day after the exploit for the flaw was added to Metasploit, according to security firm F-Secure
Man claiming to be LulzSec leader charged
24 Apr 2013
Man claiming to be LulzSec leader charged
Man known as “AushOK” was charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with two counts of unauthorized modification of data and one count of unauthorized access
Browser greatest threat to enterprise network: Microsoft
19 Apr 2013
Browser greatest threat to enterprise network: Microsoft
Microsoft remains committed to Internet Explorer but it is also experimenting with client-side architecture to replace the browser
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
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