August 28, 2023 | Local, Defence and Security, Other
Today, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced a combined investment of C$219 million to bring high-speed internet access to more than 66,000 households in over 300 Ontario communities, including more than 600 Indigenous households. The investment is going to Rogers, who will be undertaking the project, slated to be completed in December 2025. “Access
December 17, 2023
The Benefit Delivery Modernization (BDM) program, the largest IT transformation initiative ever undertaken by the Government of Canada, was estimated to cost $1.75 billion when it launched in 2017. Five years later, the cost estimate reached $2.2 billion, and chances are it will be revised again, as delays and challenges persist, deplored Andrew Hayes, deputy
October 11, 2023
The LockBit ransomware gang is threatening to release data on Wedneday stolen from CDW Corp., a major IT reseller and services provider in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.. The Register says it was told by a gang member that Lockbit made the decision because negotiations over the ransom fee broke down. "As soon as
February 12, 2024
The U.S. seizes a website selling the Warzone malware. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Monday, February 12th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. American authorities have seized a website and several domains that sold the Warzone remote access trojan to threat actors. The malware takes