Alex Coop

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

Articles by Alex Coop

ITWC Morning Briefing, August 24, 2020 – IoT guidance for Canadians, internet pricing wars, and more

Guidance for Canadian manufacturers around IoT devices, the story so far around Canada's internet pricing fiasco, and more.

ITWC’s new home for all things data and analytics

You can visit our new "Analytics" landing page right now, where you will find all of our reporting about big data and analytics.

Hashtag Trending – Oracle eyes TikTok; Rideshare giants stay open in California; Apple hits US$2 trillion mark

A corporate giant is eyeing to scoop up TikTok, Uber and Lyft may not shut down in California after all, and Apple is a valuable company, didja know?

ITWC Morning Briefing, August 20, 2020 – CRA hack fallout, BlackBerry’s 5G phone, plus more

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

ITWC Morning Briefing, August 17, 2020 – Ethereum turns 5, plus the latest news

Ethereum turns 5-years-old, plus the latest news.

Thousands of government service and CRA accounts hit by credential stuffing attack

With files from Howard Solomon   The Government of Canada says thousands of GCKey service and Canada Revenue Agency income and business tax accounts have been...

ITWC Morning Briefing, August 13, 2020 – Microsoft patches, and a news roundup

Today's Morning Briefing features the latest news from Microsoft, Dell, Google, and much more.

Nearly 70% of fraud phishing attacks are directed at Canada: RSA report

For the fifth quarter in a row, the Great White North was ravaged by fraud-based phishing attacks, making it the most frequently targeted country by far, absorbing 66 per cent of all attacks, a new report says.

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