Canadian copper mine hit by ransomware
A Canadian mining company has acknowledged being hit with a ransomware attack shortly after concluding a deal worth $230 million for the sale of an exploration site in Australia. Vancouver-based Copper Mountain Mining Corp. said Thursday its IT systems suffered a ransomware attack on December 27th. That was 12 days after announcing the sale of […]
Will ChatGPT replace BetaKit?
For the last podcast of 2022, we’re going to give you what you want. We know that our AMA podcasts have become some of our most popular—to the point we’re now doing them monthly. “We’re at a different place technologically than we were a week ago. Digesting that and figuring out the ramifications I think […]
Influencers of 2022 in Canadian tech
Merriam-Webster defines an influencer as someone who inspires or guides the actions of others, and throughout this year, we have covered a multitude of them on IT World Canada, IT Business, Channel Daily News and Direction Informatique. One of the joys of being a journalist is the opportunity to speak with and write about these […]
Cybersecurity Year in Review for 2022: A lack of resilience
Our annual Cybersecurity Year in Review traditionally starts with the choice of a word or phrase that sums up the last 12 months — ransomware, huge data breaches, supply chain attacks and so on. Arguably, this year’s central event in Canada was something indirectly related to cybersecurity: The nationwide collapse on July 8th of the […]
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 30, 2022 – End of the year advice for infosec leaders
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, December 30th, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. As the clock wound down on 2022 I looked back on the podcasts of the last 12 months. One that struck me the most was a July interview I did with Eric Cole. Currently, he’s the […]
Data centres can save energy through hybrid immersion liquid cooling technology
OVHcloud has recently introduced a new hybrid liquid cooling approach to cooling its data centres, which aims to reduce costs for businesses, manage their data responsibly, and help them reduce their carbon footprint. The global data centre cooling market is projected to double in the next five years, and there is a growing demand by […]
Canada’s investments in broadband: 2022 roundup
This year, the Government of Canada, through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), has taken action to help improve internet service for Canadians across the country. By 2026, it is aiming to ensure 98 per cent of Canadians have access to high-speed internet. Here’s a roundup of the government’s top announcements through the year. January In […]
Hashtag Trending 2022 Holiday Special-Part 2/2
Pushback against Tiktok, the complicated mergers of Microsoft-Activision and Rogers-Shaw and Big Tech’s financial woes. With the new year nearly upon us, it’s once again the time to take a look back at the top stories of the year. Welcome to Hashtag Trending, I’m your host, Ashee Pamma, and in this two-episode special, we’ll […]
Unbounce’s Peter Housley on hitting your targets in a downturn
As a potential recession looms over the tech sector, Unbounce’s chief marketing officer Peter Housley said businesses should take this opportunity to shape and retarget their audiences. Housley spoke with BetaKit editor-in-chief Douglas Soltys at the 2022 SAAS NORTH conference and dove into what it means to have a conservative approach in marketing, and the […]
2023 Cybersecurity predictions – Part 2
This is the second of a two-part collection of predictions from over 40 cybersecurity vendors. Ian Pratt, global head of security for personal systems at HP Inc. — Session hijacking – where an attacker will commandeer a remote access session to access sensitive data and systems – will grow in popularity in 2023. Increased use […]