Brian Jackson

Former editorial director of IT World Canada. Current research director at Info-Tech

Articles by Brian Jackson

5 Lessons from New Technology Leaders: Tara Mulrooney, Alberta Energy Regulator

Tara Mulrooney is the 2018 CanadianCIO of the Year in the public sector. She was recognized by IT World Canada and the Information Technology Association of Canada at a gala event on Nov. 6.

Robert Watson steps down as ITAC President and CEO

Robert Watson is making a somewhat early departure from his role as ITAC President and CEO.

Open source community sees risk and reward in IBM purchase of Red Hat

Members of the open source community weigh in on what the big acquisition means - looking beyond the messaging from IBM and Red Hat.

Cyber Security Today: Nov. 2, 2018 – FIFA breached again; Hack-o-lantern; Facebook approves fake ads

A FIFA data breach is about to make headlines, how to hack a pumpkin, and Facebook’s new system to prevent fake ads is easily fooled.

OVH: the open source public cloud alternative from Paris

An emerging public cloud 'alternative' is growing out of Europe and it views Canada as an important strategic market.

Cyber Security Today: Oct. 31 – Americans stressed for mid-terms; Bing search gone wrong; perils of porn

Americans are worried about threats to next week’s mid-term elections; searching for Chrome using Bing leads to unexpected results, and why using a company computer to visit adult websites can lead to a very embarrassing audit.

5 lessons from new technology leaders: Alex Benay, CIO of the Government of Canada

We're back for our second season of '5 Lessons,' exploring the stories of some of our CanadianCIO of the Year finalists.

Hashtag Trending – Google Home Hub reviews, smarter traffic lights, smartphones owned for longer

The first Google Home Hub reviews are out, how auto makers are working to reduce the time you wait at red lights, and why people are keeping their smartphones for longer.

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