Security News

Canada Fines Facebook Over Misleading Privacy Claims
2020-05-20 12:51

Facebook has agreed to pay a Can$9 million fine for making false or misleading claims about its privacy settings, Canada's competition watchdog announced Tuesday. An investigation of the social media network's practices from 2012 to 2018 found that the company gave Canadians the impression that users could control who saw their personal information on Facebook and Messenger.

Canada's .ca overlord rolls out free privacy-protecting DNS-over-HTTPS service for folks in Great White North
2020-04-23 22:42

CA domains, among other important internet functions, is rolling out a free Canada-wide DNS-over-HTTPS service to protect people's privacy. The Canadian Internet Registry Authority today said its new Canadian Shield service will allow people and businesses to encrypt their DNS queries in transit between their devices and CIRA's servers, providing an added layer of security at a time where millions in the country are transitioning to working from home mid-coronavirus pandemic.

Canada Privacy Watchdog Probes Facial Recognition Startup
2020-02-24 14:49

Canada's privacy watchdog on Friday announced an investigation into a US software startup reportedly capable of matching images of unknown faces to photos it mined from millions of websites and social media networks. In a statement, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner said Clearview AI's collection and stockpiling of more than three billion photos potentially violated Canadian law, if the photos were obtained without permission.

Mastercard Opens New Intelligence and Cyber Center in Vancouver, Canada
2020-01-23 12:49

Mastercard on Thursday unveiled a new cyber center in Vancouver, Canada, located at the refurbished Old Stock Exchange Building, where Mastercard subsidiary NuData is also stationed. The center will bring a boost to technology employment, particularly in Vancouver, with just short of 400 new jobs.

Canada Spy Agencies Split Over Proposed Huawei 5G Ban: Media
2019-11-13 19:07

Canada's spy agencies are divided over whether or not to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei from fifth generation (5G) networks over security concerns, the Globe and Mail reported Wednesday. read more

Canada Credit Union Data Breach Bigger Than First Thought: Desjardins
2019-11-01 19:16

A massive data breach last year at Desjardins credit union has turned out to be bigger than originally thought, affecting all 4.2 million of its customers, Canada's largest banking co-operative...

Canada's 2020 Privacy Outlook
2019-10-04 19:18

Former Regulator Robin Gould-Soil on Convergence of Privacy, SecurityFormer regulator Robin Gould-Soil has a unique perspective, with experience in both the public and private sectors. She weighs...

OnX Canada now offers Cisco SD-WAN as a Service, providing a seamless multi-cloud architecture
2019-09-03 00:00

OnX Canada, a leading cloud and application solution provider that serves businesses, healthcare organizations, and government agencies across Canada, offers Cisco SD-WAN as a Service. SD-WAN is a...

Massive Data Breach at Canada Credit Union Giant Desjardins
2019-06-21 11:54

Canada's Desjardins credit union announced Thursday that the personal banking information of 2.9 million customers had been stolen by an employee and distributed to outside parties. read more

Canada Uses Civil Anti-Spam Law in Bid to Fine Malware Purveyors
2019-05-30 22:21

Canadian government regulators are using the country's powerful new anti-spam law to pursue hefty fines of up to a million dollars against Canadian citizens suspected of helping to spread...