Three trends defining the future of cybersecurity
byLack of cyber readiness is a constant threat.
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Today in acquisitions: Givex, NextPoint Acquisition, Herjavec Group, BIM One
byOver the last two weeks, four Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired: Givex, NextPoint…
Feds invest $660,000 in cybersecurity training for young displaced workers in Peel Region
byThrough FedDev Ontario, the Government of Canada has earmarked nearly $660,000 CAD to fund the creation of a new cybersecurity…
UBC, UNB receive funding from feds, Bell for innovation programming
byThe Government of Canada and Bell each recently announced planned investments in cleantech and cybersecurity development totalling…
Federal, NB government commit $4 million to establish cybersecurity centre
byThe Canadian government announced it is committing $3.1 million to establish a Cybersecurity Innovation Centre in Fredericton.…
Data breach reports set to “skyrocket” in 2017 thanks to passing of Digital Privacy Act
byReports of data breaches in Canada will “skyrocket” this year, Kevvie Fowler, KPMG’s national leader of cyber response…
Today in company updates: Urbery, Lightspeed, RANK Software
byThis week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
BlackBerry partners with Waterloo-based ISARA for quantum cybersecurity
byBlackBerry has made a series of telling partnership announcements over the past few weeks, and its most recent pairing is no…
Report: Only 37 percent of Canadian companies feel confident in cybersecurity abilities
byA new study by the Toronto-based IT company Scalar Decisions has found that the number, sophistication, and severity of cyber-attacks…
Report: One in three cyberattacks on Canadian companies in 2016 resulted in a security breach
byA recent global cybersecurity survey by Accenture has found that roughly one in three targeted cyberattacks have resulted in…
UNB opens cybersecurity research hub with IBM partnership, $4.5 million in funding
byThe University of New Brunswick has opened a hub dedicated to research, training, and industry collaboration in cybersecurity.…
Report: FinTech regulation, cybersecurity among top 10 legal risks for businesses in 2017
byBorden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), a Toronto-based law firm focusing on business law, commercial litigation and arbitration,…
Equibit plays damage control with John McAfee as seed round looms
byYesterday, BetaKit and its sister site MobileSyrup jointly published a story about Equibit’s claims of John McAfee joining…
Equibit: John McAfee joining Toronto-based blockchain security startup (McAfee: definitely not)
byUPDATE: BetaKit has spoken with McAfee, who says Equibit is misrepresenting his role. See the end of the article. BetaKit has…
Global Risk Institute calls emerging quantum computing technology major threat to cybersecurity systems
byAccording to a report from Toronto-based Global Risk Institute, emerging quantum computing technology threaten to undermine…