Date: December 9th, 2010 Stolen Alta. laptops held health data Source: CBC Seven laptops or digital devices with unencrypted health, employee and financial information have been lost or stolen in Alberta in the past month
Date: December 8th, 2010 OLG’s winning biometric encryption strategy Source: it Business Blogs OLG was able to configure a system that not only has significant privacy advantages for casino patrons on and off the self-excluded list, but also improves accuracy and offers enhanced system security.
Date: December 2nd, 2010 Electronic Pickpocketing Source: Wreg.com RFID skimming allows crooks to scan and collect your credit card information just by standing next to you.
Date: December 2nd, 2010 FBI Identifies Russian ‘Mega-D’ Spam Kingpin Source: Krebs on Security.com Federal investigators have identified a 23-year-old Russian man as the mastermind behind the notorious “Mega-D” botnet, a network of spam-spewing PCs
Date: November 24th, 2010 First monetary penalties served for serious data protection breaches Source: Information Commissioner's Office The Information Commissioner today served two organisations with the first monetary penalties for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act
Date: November 22nd, 2010 Kroll Global Fraud Report Source: www.kroll.com This year’s annual Global Fraud Survey polled more than 800 senior executives worldwide from a broad range of industries and functions in July and August 2010.
Date: November 11th, 2010 How to protect yourself against Firesheep hijacking Source: it business.ca Whether you're an end user or a Webmaster, these steps can help your accounts safe and your business Website hijack-free from the new Firefox plug-in wreaking havoc on the Internet
Date: November 11th, 2010 Federal online glitch leaked private info Source: CBC News A major Canadian government website malfunctioned and publicly displayed the personal information of about 75 people, CBC News has learned
Date: November 10th, 2010 Google tries to dodge brand damage with new privacy measures Source: it business.ca Following recommendations being issued by Canada's Privacy Commissioner and other authorities from around the world, Google agreed to a series of changes to improve its internal privacy practices.
Date: October 21st, 2010 TTC and Google show the way Source: Toronto Star Here's a helpful new technology to help you make your way around Toronto: The Toronto Transit Commission’s venture into modern technology with their Google partnership.
Date: October 18th, 2010 Personal info slips through Facebook into advertisers’ hands Source: the Globe and Mail Personal information from tens of millions of Facebook users has been leaked without their knowledge to advertisers and Web trackers by the social network’s application makers, including creators of the popular games FarmVille and Texas HoldEm.
Date: October 5th, 2010 Canada's Cyber Security Strategy Source: Public Safety Canada Canada's Cyber Security Strategy is our plan for meeting the cyber threat. It delivers on the Government's 2010 Speech from the Throne commitment to work with provinces, territories and the private sector to implement a cyber security strategy to protect our digital infrastructure.
Date: October 6th, 2010 Privacy watchdog concerned about monitoring of bureaucrats Source: the Star The federal privacy watchdog warns that a plan to comb through the personal websites and online social networks of government employees searching for signs of inappropriate political activities is unnecessarily invasive.
Date: September 22st, 2010 Facebook has lived up to its privacy commitments, says federal watchdog Source: nationalpost.com Following a year-long investigation, privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart determined in July 2009 Facebook was operating outside of the country’s private-sector privacy law.
Date: September 21, 2010 Twitter mouseover security flaw hits thousands Source: nationalpost.com A security flaw on twitter.com has affected thousands of users who inadvertently mouseover or click on links. Users who hover over the links could be redirected to potentially harmful sites, or have their twitter profiles mangled.
Date: August 18th, 2010 Concept of privacy in danger: information commissioner Source: nationalpost.com The world has less than a decade to make the protection of personal information and online privacy a priority before the two concepts are lost forever, according to Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Date: August 6th, 2010 What happens to your smartphone data -- and is it safe? Source: cnn.com This week, news out of the Middle East saw BlackBerry, the handheld communication device of choice in the corporate world, assailed on multiple fronts over a security problem. The problem? It's too secure.
Date: July 21st, 2010 Facebook user base tops 500 million Source: financialpost.com Put another way, that means about one out of every 14 people on planet Earth is on Facebook.
Date: June 22th, 2010 Police Looking for Laptop Thieves Source: InsideToronto.com Police said computer equipment was stolen from several businesses between January and June
Date: June 18th, 2010 95 Data Breaches from 2010 Source: DataBreaches.net An extensive list of major data breaches from 2010 that didn't mke the news
Date: May 28th, 2010 Kudos for anti-spam bill, concern over PIPEDA changes Source: it World Canada Experts welcome the re-introduction of the federal anti-spam bill. But they've got serious reservations about proposed changes to Canada’s privacy law
Date: May 25, 2010 New phishing technique exploits browser tab use Source: SC Magazine The attack, dubbed “tabnabbing,” preys on browser tabs and the fact that users generally don't keep track of all the tabs they have open at one time...
Date: May 18th, 2010 Risk of cyber-attacks growing: CSIS memo Source: CBC News A top secret memo written by Canada's spy agency warns that cyber-attacks on government, university and industry computers have been growing substantially.
Date: May 11th, 2010 A Treasure Trove for Hackers Source: thestar.com The new 'smart grid' development plans to collect information on power usage while the smart meters, which are installed ...
Date: May 5th, 2010 How Cyber-Crooks Turn Stolen Data into Money on eBay Source: eWeek.com Security researchers say sites such as eBay and Amazon are being roped into schemes by cyber-criminals to turn stolen credit card information into cash.
Date: April 30th, 2010 Get more life out of your battery Source: yahoocanada.ca BatteryUniveristy has put together a comprehensive guide on how to combat the inevitable signs of aging on your computer battery’s life...
Date: April 30th, 2010 Antivirus – For better or worse? Source: itbusiness.ca 15% of all malicious web activity now comes from fake antivirus software...
Date: April 15th, 2010 Security: Mac vs. PC Source: cnet.com Macs are widely believed to be the more secure choice of personal computer. Surprisingly, the reality does not live up to the expectations...
Date: April 12th, 2010 The Mac Hacker Source: Forbes Magazine When I first began saying that Macs were less secure than Windows, everyone thought I was an idiot,
Date: March 23rd, 2010 Obama's twitter account 'hacked' Source: bbc.com A French national going by the name of “Hacker Troll” was arrested for hacking into several celebrity twitter accounts...
Date: March 22nd, 2010 'Malvertisements' infect millions Source: cnet.com An antivirus company recently released information regarding a slew of web advertisements embedded with malicious code...
Date: March 18th, 2010 Dangerous delusions about e-mail and online safety Source: itbusiness.ca Certain misconceptions about e-mail and Web site safety could have dangerous consequences. Here are some common ones...
Date: March 18th, 2010 What's in your copier? Source: torontostar.com Your office copier...a machine which scans, prints and copies all your valuable documents while also saving them to the built in hard drive...
Date: March 08, 2010 Small Businesses, Big Problems Source: NetworkWorld.com A recent study by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shows that online banking scams have been on the rise...
Date: March 5th, 2010 Are Arrests Preventing The Spread of Cybercrime? Source: cnn.com On, March 3, 2010 authorities arrested three individuals who according to CNN were responsible for one of the largest virus networks on the web. The network in question was a well known virus and is speculated to have affected over 13 million computers across 190 countries.
Date: January 29th, 2010 Ontario privacy commissioner admonishes Facebook Source: itBusiness.ca On International Data Privacy Day, Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian had harsh words for those who neglected to encrypt sensitive information on mobile storage, and for Facebook's apparently new approach to privacy.
Date: January 15th, 2010 China says ways to resolve Google issue, U.S. cautions Source: Financial Post China sought on Friday to play down a threat by Google Inc to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, saying any decision by the Internet search giant would not affect U.S. trade ties.
Date: December 22nd, 2009 Ontario's privacy commissioner probing missing health records in Durham Region Source: the Canadian Press Ontario's information and privacy commissioner has launched an investigation after the health information of more than 83,000 people who attended H1N1 flu clinics in Durham Region, east of Toronto, was apparently lost.
Date: September 4th, 2009 Canada’s CAs unveil SME-focused data breach guide Source: IT World Canada While large enterprises often dominate the news coverage when it comes to data breaches, SMEs are targeted just as much. The Canadian Institute of Charted Accountants release a guide for smaller shops.
Date: April 19th, 2009 Larry Keating: Data Security in a changing economic landscape Source: Connect IT As Canadian companies continue to fight the economic storm, the solution provider community has to go 'back to basics' and remember even though customer budgets are tighter, the need for secure technology remains a constant.
Date: February 17, 2009 Larry Keating: New technology boosts productivity in challenging economy Source: Canadian Lawyer Magazine Lawyers today are well advised to consider technology as a means to achieving greater efficiencies and client data security, but are often overwhelmed with managing the complexity of their computers, especially in smaller firms.
Date: May 7th, 2009 35 percent of Canadian SMBs 'lack even basic security' Source: itbusiness.ca A significant number of Canadian small and midsized firms haven't yet taken even basic security measures, such as deploying anti-virus and backup /recovery products, a recent Symantec Canada sponsored survey indicates.
Date: November 3rd, 2008 Terrible Trojan steals 500,000 bank account, credit card logons Source: itbusiness.ca It's dubbed the Sinowal Torjan horse. And the gang behind it has managed to obtain access to nearly half a million bank accounts and credit cards – a volume security experts say is 'extraordinary.'
Date: July 3rd, 2008 10,000 Laptops Stolen Each Week from US Airports Source: ExportFocus.com According to a survey conducted by The Ponemon Institut, over 10,000 laptops are lost or stolen each week at U.S. airports, with half them containing confidential corporate information.
Date: June 4th, 2008 Companies 'gambling' with personal data Source: the National Post According to a survey conducted by The Ponemon Institut, over 10,000 laptops are lost or stolen each week at U.S. airports, with half them containing confidential corporate information.
Date: June 1st, 2008 Interview with Ann Cavoukian, Subject: Biometric Encryption Source: Nymity Biometric data, such as fingerprints and facial images, are unique and permanent identifiers that are widely understood to be private and personal information, worthy of legal protection.
Date: June 1st, 2008 Failing the basics will get you hacked Source: InfoWeek.ca Information security firm Sophos evaluated 580 PCs over a 40-day period and found businesses of all sizes can't tackle even the most basic things when it comes to IT security.
Date: May 8th, 2008 Hacker-controlled server discovered that houses 1.4GB of stolen data Source: ConnectItNews.com Finjan Inc., makers of secure web gateway products, has discovered a server controlled by hackers that contained more than 1.4 gigabytes of business and personal data stolen from infected PCs.
Date: May 1st, 2008 Stolen laptop contained 32,000 farmers' financial data Source: CBC.ca The laptop was stolen when a programmer working for the Canadian Canola Growers Association took the machine off-site for routine maintenance.
Date: Feb 21st, 2008 New coverage designed for cyber-liability and privacy breaches Source: Canadian Underwriter In a seminar in Toronto, Executive Risk said its insurance product is being developed to tackle cyber-liability risks not often covered under traditional insurance policies.
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