Alex Coop

Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Articles by Alex Coop

Hashtag Trending, March 1, 2021 – France’s new ‘repairability’ index; Zoom call during surgery; Blame the interns, says former CEO

There’s a lot of chatter about France’s new repairability index, a story about a surgeon’s Zoom call in the middle of surgery turns heads,...

VMware’s code-execution flaw has a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10

Hackers are desperately scanning the internet for unpatched VMware servers that contain a dangerous code-execution vulnerability, according to researchers

Hashtag Trending, Feb. 26, 2021 – MapleSEC recap; Supreme Court of Canada says no to pricing appeal; Biden signs exec order to address chip...

We check in on ITWC’s latest MapleSEC satellite series event, the Supreme Court of Canada says no to big telcos’ cries for a pricing appeal, and President Biden signs another exec order, this one tackling the global chip shortage.

Mike Sharun announces retirement from Dell

After nearly 23 years with the company, stretching back prior to the Dell-EMC merger, Dell Technologies says its president and general manager Mike Sharun is retiring this spring.

MapleSEC Satellite 2021: Emerging threats are ready to target critical infrastructure

Expect to see a lot of supply chain attacks in 2021, experts warn.

Canada’s critical infrastructure an ‘area of increasing concern’ says BlackBerry report

A vicious cycle of events is leading to more attacks against the public sector, according to BlackBerry’s 2021 Threat Report, and Canada is in a great position to be blindsided by cyberattacks against its critical infrastructure.

VMware picks up new talent including HPE Canadian leader Paula Hodgins

There have been some significant changes atop the executive branch at VMware with the recent departure of CEO Pat Gelsinger, but the latest move comes in the form of two new hires.

Hashtag Trending, Feb. 22 – Robinhood gets grilled; Canada issues warning to Facebook; Instacart’s anti-fraud policy causes headaches

Robinhood gets grilled over its position during the Gamestop fiasco, Canada issues warning to Facebook after the tech giant bans news on its platform in Australia, and Instacart's anti-fraud policy causes headaches with its workers.

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