Alex Coop

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

Articles by Alex Coop

Hashtag Trending – GPS track sea turtle traffickers; Netflix Canada hikes prices; IBM spinoff

GPS tracks sea turtle traffickers; Netflix Canada is hiking its prices, and IBM says goodbye to its managed infrastructure services. It’s all the tech news...

IBM spin-off to handle managed infrastructure services starting end of 2021

IBM is saying goodbye to its legacy business by spinning off its managed infrastructure services into a new company and embracing a "$1 trillion hybrid cloud opportunity," according to chief executive officer Arvind Krishna.

Canada has ‘clearly fallen behind’ other countries in privacy law, says privacy commissioner

Canada's Privacy Commissioner says Canada's privacy laws are severely outdated

ITWC Morning Briefing, October 8, 2020 – Catching up on MapleSEC, plus the latest news

To keep up with the firehose of news, we’ve decided to deliver some extra news to you on the side every Monday and Thursday...

MapleSEC Day 2 Recap – Training and Culture

A recap of Day 2 at MapleSEC

MapleSEC Day 1 Recap: The Threatscape

Recapping Day 1 of MapleSEC

2020 CanadianCIO Census: Employee well-being skyrockets to top of CIOs’ priority list

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is foremost in the minds of CIOs, but the latest CanadianCIO Census suggests their top concern is not about technology or cybersecurity, it’s the well-being of their employees.

Hashtag Trending – 19,000 Amazon workers with COVID-19; States use Apple-Google contact tracing app framework; Digital tattoos

Amazon says more than 19,000 of its frontline workers contracted COVID-19 this year, a few states have warmed up to the Apple-Google framework for contact tracing apps, and some tips on how to track your digital tattoo.

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