September 17, 2023 | Local, Defence and Security
Distributed denial of service attacks against the websites of federal departments and several Canadian provinces and territories -- including PEI, Yukon, Saskatchewan and Manitoba -- have prompted the federal cyber agency to issue an IT alert. Since September 13, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has responded to several DDoS campaigns targeting multiple levels within
October 3, 2023
Today marks the start of Cyber Security Awareness Month (Cyber Month) in Canada. Led by the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) through its Get Cyber Safe campaign, Cyber Month aims to highlight the importance of cyber security to Canadians.
November 10, 2022
American authorities have charged a 33-year-old Russian-Canadian living north of Toronto over his alleged participation in a global ransomware operation. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said the Bradford, Ont., resident is currently in custody in Canada and is awaiting extradition to the United States.
January 4, 2024
A major cybersecurity company is urging governments to forbid all organizations in their countries from paying ransomware gangs, arguing it would at least make crooks shift from hitting critical infrastructure providers such as hospitals, utilities and schools. Emsisoft made the plea Monday in releasing final -- and record -- ransomware numbers for 2023 for the