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U.S., Canada urged to toughen fight against commercial spyware

US intelligence agency employees should be banned from joining foreign spyware firms, Citzen Lab researcher tells Congress

Can competition increase network resiliency?

Rogers chief executive officer Tony Staffieri and Rogers' new chief technology officer Ron McKenzie appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry...

Government of Canada invests $3 million to help SMEs adopt low-carbon processes and products

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) has announced an investment of $3 million for Lambton College of Applied Arts and...

‘Outages happen,’ telecom regulator tells parliamentary committee looking into Rogers crisis

The head of Canada's telecommunications regulator said this month's huge internet and wireless network failure at Rogers could result in more regulation of the...

Updated: Hardware vendor differences led to Rogers outage, says Rogers CTO

Rogers chief executive officer Tony Staffieri today appeared alongside Ron McKenzie, the company's newly appointed chief technology officer, before the House of Commons Standing...

Ontario town still recovering from ransomware attack

A small Ontario town is in the fifth day of dealing with a ransomware attack that has encrypted data. St. Marys, Ont., a town of...

Coffee Briefing July 19, 2022 – Government of Canada invests C$7.7 million in tech SMEs and green recovery; Thomson Reuters expands remote work benefits;...

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee...

ISED grants advance contract to SamKnows to measure fixed wireless internet speeds in Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada has awarded an advance contract, which provides notice that the agency intends to retain a pre-selected supplier...

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Governments have beefed up their websites, released mobile apps, and embraced new technologies, yet they struggle to keep pace with what people want. Despite...

The GDPR is about to change your business. Are you ready?

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25th, it will have major ramifications for Canadian businesses. Drafted in part...

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Since the dawn of emergency services and 911, municipalities have used communication to enhance the lives of citizens. Over the years, these systems have...

How to achieve security compliance in the face of cyber threats

It was a great year for deceit in 2017 as hackers launched multiple successful attacks against corporations, organizations, governments, and individuals on an unprecedented...