The end of 2019 marked the end of a decade that has been marked by rapid technological development, advancing data-use research, and an increasingly hyper-connective global infrastructure.

When a crime takes place or a dispute occurs between two parties who reside within the same geographic location, the determination of which law applies to that scenario is easily distinguished as ...

The Desjardins Group, North America's largest credit union federation, experienced a data breach exposing private data of 2.7 people. Credit: CP/Lee Brown Canada’s largest financial services ...

The Privacy Act is the legal framework governing personal information in the federal public sector. It explains how personal information must be protected in the ...

Three Canadian experts in cybersecurity are skeptical of a claim by a pro-Russian hacktivist that they have breached and damaged the operational technology (OT) network of a Canadian gas pipeline ...

As the barrier to entry for deploying ransomware becomes frighteningly low, experts warn that municipalities are increasingly vulnerable to these threats. Ransomware reared its ugly head many ...

No country is immune from cyber attacks. But 2019 saw Canadian organizations victimized like never before. Arguably the worst breach — not only in 2019 one of the worst in Canadian history ...

The prominent Trojan malware categories include Trojan-Banker, Trojan-Dropper, Trojan-SMS, and Trojan-Spy. This section discusses the pertinent functions performed by each of these malware ...

U.S. president Joe Biden today issued an Executive Order establishing new standards for the use of artificial intelligence applications in the U.S. federal government, government-funded programs ...

Cloud computing and cloud-service providers have brought about a significant shift in the globalized delivery of information technology services and computing resources. This article is the first ...

A suspected Chinese-based threat actor was in the IT system of Amnesty International Canada for 17 months before being detected, according to the head of the non-profit group. The Canadian branch ...

The Top Women in Cybersecurity Celebration is an initiative created by IT World Canada in association with the Women in Security & Resilience Alliance (WISECRA) and the Canadian Women in Security ...