Internet Security

• International technologies company in Strathroy, Ont. suffers cyberattack

  Strathroy Caradoc Police say they were contacted last week by Meridian Lightweight Technologies about a ransomware/cyber attack situation.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2019
  
• Norfolk business out $236K after paying fake invoice in ‘CEO scam’: OPP

  Police say an employee paid invoices totalling $236,000 that were later determined to have come from a compromised email account.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2019
  
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• Facebook stored passwords unencrypted, visible to employees on internal servers

  By storing passwords in readable plain text, Facebook violated fundamental computer-security practices.

  Tech

  Mar 22, 2019
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• 6 tips to protect your personal information when using public Wi-Fi

  Users should take precautions before accessing any personal information over a public Wi-Fi network.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2017
• Free Wi-Fi has driven 88% of Canadians to put their personal info at risk: report

  Why you shouldn't check your email or bank account on a public Wi-Fi network.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2017
• Conservative MP says constituency office computers were hacked

  Conservative MP and former party leadership candidate Deepak Obhrai says the computers at his constituency office in Calgary fell victim to a virus on Thursday.

  Politics

  Jun 29, 2017
• Attacks on the internet keep getting bigger and nastier

  Could millions of connected cameras, thermostats and kids' toys bring the internet to its knees? It's beginning to look that way.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2016
• Hackers attacking Canada’s ‘critical infrastructure’ and it’s only going to get worse

  Ransomware attacks have been launched against "critical infrastructure organizations" in Canada, a Senate committee heard this week.

  Politics

  May 3, 2016
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• Trudeau urged to protect free, open Internet in coming years

  Defending and advancing a free, open and secure cyberspace is essential to Canada's prosperity as well as its commitment to human rights and democracy, advisers have told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2016
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• Internet of Things: What the security industry is doing to protect consumers using connected devices

  Global News spoke with the general manager of Intel Security Group about what the security industry is doing to ensure the Internet of Things is secure and what consumers need to know about connected devices.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2015