Tuesday, November 23, 2021 ANALYTICS UNLEASHED MAPLESEC WOMEN IN TECH WORK FROM HOME MORNING BRIEFING LEADERSHIP TECH NEWS RESOURCES EVENTS VIDEOS PODCASTS ENGAGE SUBSCRIBE TOP STORIES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Coffee Briefing, Nov. 23, 2021 – Uber and Indigo partnership; new tech for senior care in Canada; AWS new cloud training initiatives; and more Pragya Sehgal - November 23, 2021 PRIVACY & SECURITY Compromised password leads to hack of GoDaddy’s managed WordPress service PRIVACY & SECURITY RedCurl corporate data theft group is back: Report PRIVACY & SECURITY Most organizations don’t understand third party cyber risks: survey CAREERS Coffee Briefing, Nov. 16, 2021 – Square Marketing comes to Canada; alliance to increase academic diversity in Canada; initiatives to support Canadian SMBs; and more LATEST NEWS Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon SoCs naming scheme Tom Li Qualcomm, a leading mobile system-on-chip (SoC) manufacturer, has announced a new naming convention for its venerable Snapdragon family of SoCs. With the announcement, the company... Ericsson acquires Vonage for US$6.2 billion Tom Li Swedish telecommunication hardware manufacturer Ericsson has entered into an agreement to acquire Vonage, a cloud-based communication provider, for US$6.2 billion. Ericsson is expected to acquire... University research group creates avatar to help online shoppers feel how clothes fit Samira Balsara As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to fuel online shopping demands, a research team from the University of Saskatchewan is developing a way to solve the growing problem of clothing returns, with an avatar that “feels” how clothes fit digitally. IBM Canada, ISA Cybersecurity partner to help protect student data Pragya Sehgal In partnership with ISA Cybersecurity, IBM Canada is helping a large Ontario school board protect student information in their systems Five steps to help your organization succeed with AI Cindy Baker Canadian organizations are increasingly looking for ways to gain value from their data, but many aren’t sure where to start. “All roads lead to artificial... Load more BEST OF THE WEB Tycoon to Aid Small Publishers Get Deals with Big Tech Leadership Australian businessman Andrew Forrest's The Minderoo Foundation aims to help 18 small publishers by applying to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on their behalf to enable them to negotiate together without breaking competition laws. Apple: Employee’s Right to Discuss Wages, Working Conditions IT Workplace Apple sent a very surprising message to its workers last Friday reminding them of their right to talk about wages, working hours and working conditions. China Sanctions Tech Giants For Failing To Report Old Deals Ecommerce China's market regulator is sanctioning companies such as Alibaba, Baidu and JD.com for failing to declare 43 deals dating back to 2012 to authorities, saying that the companies breached anti-monopoly laws. Cisco Partners with JupiterOne to Launch Secure Cloud Insights Cloud Cisco has teamed up with cloud security and governance platform provider JupiterOne to bring Cisco Secure Cloud Insights to market. Facebook Asks LAPD to Stop Monitoring Users via Burners Following a recent revelation by the Guardian, Facebook has written to the Los Angeles Police Department urging them to stop monitoring users on the platform through fake profiles. Load more SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS Enabling innovation through low-code development Marc LeCuyer The desire for today’s workplace to be digitally savvy and interconnected continues to be on the rise. Low-code development platforms are enabling a new wave of citizen developers to build digital workflows that solve key business problems. Kudos to the latest Facebook whistleblower Donna Lindskog Exploring the latest Facebook whistleblower news, and company responsibilities. 9 steps to control your cloud costs Marvin Sharp Many organizations experience unanticipated costs when moving to the cloud. This article details nine steps you can take to control your cloud costs. Load more ITWC PODCASTS MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS CAREERS These are the top skills IT professionals need to succeed Cyber security and cloud skills are crucial for IT professionals to advance their careers over the next five years. That’s a key finding of the... NOVEMBER 19, 2021 PODCASTS Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Nov. 19, 2021 This episode features a discussion about the FBI hack, vulnerable DRAM and ransomware gangs increasingly bidding on zero-day vulnerabilities NOVEMBER 19, 2021 PRIVACY & SECURITY OpenText World 2021: Lessons learned from incident responders Sometimes the road to compromise leads through a victim's eating habits. Read how NOVEMBER 19, 2021 PODCASTS Cyber Security Today, Nov. 19, 2021 – Warning for FatPipe administrators, BIOS alert for Intel processors and new website malware found This episode reports on vulnerabilities found in FatPipe appliances, and the BIOS of some Intel processors, a proposed data breach settlement in a Canadian class-action lawsuit the discovery of new malware hitting e-commerce sites NOVEMBER 19, 2021 IT WORKPLACE Hashtag Trending Nov. 19- YouTube faces criticism for dislike count update; Canadian teen involved in crypto scam; Starbucks and Amazon team up YouTube co-founder criticizes dislike count update, Ontario teen arrested for crypto scam, and Starbucks and Amazon team up for a new cafe. That’s all the tech... NOVEMBER 19, 2021 EMERGING TECH CIO Association of Canada to host fireside chat with BlackBerry’s John Chen BlackBerry executive chairman and chief executive officer John Chen has done what it seemed was impossible. Twice. In 1998, he joined struggling database vendor Sybase as... NOVEMBER 18, 2021 EMERGING TECH Mobile Applications Look Like the Future of Live Sports Entertainment The NHL and NBA return to full capacity across Canada has brought with it all the fast paced and exciting action that Canadian fans have... NOVEMBER 18, 2021 IT WORKPLACE Hashtag Trending Nov. 18 – Apple softens right to repair stance; FTC wants to make online subs easier to cancel; Amazon boots Visa Apple to provide official iPhone parts to consumers, FTC wants to tighten rules around subscription cancellation, and Visa and Amazon are in a spat. NOVEMBER 18, 2021 INFRASTRUCTURE The little chip that could: Intel’s 4004 turns 50 Despite having been around for just 50 years, microprocessors have become the backbone of modern society, and their influence is only expected to increase from... NOVEMBER 17, 2021 Load more TECHNOLOGY SLIDESHOWS MOBILITY 30 valuable hidden iPhone features [Part 1] Yogi Schulz - November 18, 2021 ITWC TALKS Securing your journey to the cloud November 23, 2021 By David Senf, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist, Bell, and Dominique Gagnon, General Manager, Cyber Security Practice, Bell The move to the cloud has forced organizations to... New rapid screening technology powered by Microsoft eases return to work for top Canadian organizations November 9, 2021 The new hybrid work model contains a sort of paradox: people want the flexibility of remote work and the ease and creative "flow" of... Sophos opens new data center in Canada November 2, 2021 One of the key features of cloud is how it enables the rapid movement of data and resources between regions. But when it comes... Zero Trust = Assume a Breach October 18, 2021 By Jerry W. Chapman, Engineering Fellow – Identity and Access Management, Optiv & Phillip Solakov, Director Client Solutions, Optiv Canada You know the ingredients of... Don’t forget HR in your digital transformation planning October 12, 2021 If you’re harbouring any doubt that business has gone through a massive paradigm shift in recent years, you need only look at businesses like... Load more VIDEOS President to President with Sasha Krstic, president, Mastercard Canada President to President with Carl Rodrigues, president and CEO, SOTI LGBTQ2S+ Voices in IT | Community Story – Dafna Carr FEATURED PARTNER CONTENT Logitech Video Conferencing Solutions UKG The New World of Work Ricoh Ricoh Knowledge Hub AWS AWS Customer Success Stories POPULAR STORIES THIS WEEK Podcasts Cyber Security Today, Nov. 17, 2021 – Ransomware gangs now buying zero-day vulnerabilities, a warning about vulnerable memory chips and the Emotet gang is... Mobility Cloudli launches communication app for business texting and calling IT Workplace Hashtag trending Nov. 22 – Amazon strike; Tesla’s low reliability; Starlink tracks deforestation Digital Transformation Canada, EU agree to work more closely on the use of digital credentials Emerging Tech Making Waves: The Raging Debate About 5G ITWorldcanada.com is the leading Canadian online resource for IT professionals working in medium to large enterprises. IT World Canada creates daily news content, produces a daily newsletter and features IT professionals who blog on topics of industry interest. FOLLOW US © 2021 IT World Canada. All Rights Reserved. About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy ITWC Events Produced by ITWC publishers of ChannelDailyNews.com, ITbusiness.ca and DirectionInformatique.com + Close