Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

Hashtag Trending – Amazon partners with Best Buy; Blockchain may help space travel; Abu Dhabi to get hyperloop by 2020

Amazon has a new partnership with Best Buy, NASA is looking at blockchain technology as a way to help with deep space travel, and Abu Dhabi is getting an operational hyperloop by 2020.

Data breach of 48 million records was scraped from public social network pages

Cyber security researchers are shedding more light on a data breach that was revealed in a House of Commons commitee meeting about Facebook on Tuesday.

Hashtag Trending – New electric skateboards; TaskRabbit hacked; Facebook sued

There are some new options to consider if you’re in the market for an electric skateboard, Ikea’s TaskRabbit goes down after a cyber attack, and Facebook gets hit with a class action lawsuit.

New Facebook data breach may include messages of 48 million users, House of Commons committee told

Details about a new breach involving Facebook emerged during a House of Commons committee meeting involving the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Hashtag Trending – Undercover at Amazon; Weibo’s LGBT backlash; Free antivirus software really works

Details you never wanted to know about the guy that packed your Amazon package. A Chinese social network reverses its controversial stance on gay content. And if you’re looking for the best antivirus software available, make sure you don’t spend any money on it.

Carriers can only do so much to help with mobile security: Rogers

Rogers discusses the challenges of mobile security in a BYOD world and suggests 5 tips to help.

Gartner’s ESCAPE model – 6 steps to change leadership

Setting up for a moonshot can seem like a daunting task. To help, Gartner offers six steps to break it down to a series of management changes.

CIO Association of Canada marks 20 year anniversary

Things come full circle at the CIO Peer Forum in Vancouver as CIOCAN celebrates 20 years and the departure of its founder.

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