Thursday, October 11, 2012
RSA touts password innovation Will sell technology to help thwart hackers that scrambles and splits passwords, then puts them on two servers. But small organizations may not be able to afford it
Thursday, October 04, 2012
New browser malware found Get ready for the so-called Universal-Man-in-the-Middle browser malware, which can sweep up personal data from any Web site, warns a vendor
Monday, October 01, 2012
Internet still an 'unpredictable teenager' A pioneer in the creation of the Internet, UCLA computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock looks back on his efforts and ahead to the future
Friday, September 28, 2012
You’re safer in the cloud, says ADP CIO Michael Capone, CIO of Automatic Data Processing Inc., says many companies can't achieve the same level of security as a cloud provider can
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Info leaks on Canadian sites: Privacy Commissioner A research report conducted over the summer into major Canadian Web sites find that 11 out of 25 are leaking personal information to third parties
Monday, September 24, 2012
Tips for troubleshooting 802.1x For enterprises wanting to get into the nitty gritty of the wireless authentication standard, here's a detailed primer that should untie knots
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Avaya updates crisis notification platform Avaya Notification Solution has improved interface for more flexibility in configuring automated emergency messaging 
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Blackhole hack tool is getting shadier New version of Blackhole has added more obfuscation technologies to frustrate security professionals
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
How the pros thwart computer theft Canada's electronic spooks have put out several Web pages of advice for bureaucrats and corporate staff who travel with sensitive data. Read it under the covers 
Thursday, August 30, 2012
VMworld: CEO panel on cloud security Security is still a big challenge in virtualized environments, vendor heads tell conference. But they suggest there are ways to meet it without walling off business
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
U.S. Air Force wants cyberwar help IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: The search by governments for cyberwar tools used to be done quietly. However, recently it has come from under the covers
Friday, August 24, 2012
Computers make cars target for hackers IT WORLD CANADA: Worried about hackers getting into your PC? Maybe you should be just as worried about them getting into your car. Here's why
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Anonymous hits U.K. sites over Assange IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: The hacktivist group apparently is seeking revenge against the British government over the predicament of Julian Assange
Friday, August 10, 2012
Security firms push free Gauss detection tools ITWORLD CANADA CURATED: Kaspersky Lab and CrySys release tools so people can check their PCs for the threat. So far, it appears aimed at Middle East financial institutions
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Employee security training for the frugal IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a free, publicly-available guide to best practices in workplace security
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Reporter's hacking ordeal is a security lesson IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: Do you interlink your email, provider and cloud storage accounts? Read this and you'll learn how one person found out the hard way why it's dangerous
Friday, August 03, 2012
Interview: Tony Busseri on voter data security Busseri says Canadian governmental agencies are lagging behind their U.S. counterparts in securing sensitive data 
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Setting IT user policies that work The wave of new age technologies that are invading the enterprise has spurred the debate on who sets IT user policy and how organizations can control it
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Always-on encryption justified, say analysts Insisting data be encrypted on all corporate portable devices won't be a hardship for organizations say two analysts
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Who cares if Microsoft listens to my Skype calls? In the continuing debate on the security of Skype, a commentator has his own take
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Elections Ontario lashed for missing data fiasco After losing two unencrypted data sticks, staff were given two more to continue their work. ‘I hit the roof,” Ann Cavoukian told reporters
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Canadian secure ID company set to expand SecureKey Technologies hires new CEO as two of the federal government's biggest departments prepare to deploy its cloud-based credential broker service
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Another BYOD threat: Free apps There's a price for free, according to research presented at the latest Black Hat security conference
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Who would you trust to keep data? ITWORLD CANADA CURATED -- At the annual Black Hat conference the state of online security was debated, including whether you'd have more trust in the government or Google to hold your data
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Black Hat: Cyber-espionage is expanding ITWORLD CANADA CURATED: A report presented at the annual security conference says government cyber-spying has the unexpected result of legitimizing the activity by others