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Persirai now biggest of IoT botnets
IT World Canada
June 8, 2017
According to a blog todayfrom Trend Micro researchers there are four malware families in the wild now targeting these devices, each trying to build the biggest Internet of Things botnet.
City of Ottawa named among region’s top employers for 6th straight year
Ottawa Citizen
April 13, 2017
Other organizations included in the “top employer” awards Thursday were Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology, the Bank of Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, Carleton University, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the Egg Farmers of Canada, Export Development Canada, the House of Commons, Hydro Ottawa, Lumentem and Trend Micro Canada Technologies Inc.
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Fortress data: cybersecurity update
Transcontinental Media Inc.
February 15, 2017
Protecting your sensitive digital records has never been more challenging, as cybercriminals become ever more resourceful and ruthless. Regulators, firms and financial advisors are ramping up their responses to the growing cyber threat
Twitter abuse victim, tech expert applaud protection measures
CBC News
February 12, 2017
Not everyone is so sure Twitter will be able to accomplish those goals, however.
Mark Nunnikhoven, the vice-president of cloud management with security company Trend Micro, told Ottawa Morning that while he applauds the measures, Twitter has been around for so long — and the problems with abusive trolls are so well established — that it will be difficult to "retrofit" the measures.
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More Ottawa hires to come at thriving Trend Micro, chief executive says
Postmedia
September 20, 2016
More than nine years after acquiring a promising Ottawa startup, the chief executive of Japan-based Trend Micro Inc. says she is still excited about the group in the nation’s capital and plans to add to it are underway.
Canadian employers play catch-up on tech
Globe and Mail
June 28, 2016
The most important element of that strategy should be the ongoing education of employees on cybersecurity best practices, Mr. Nunnikhoven said. He also recommends providing staff with anti-malware and encryption software for personal devices that may be used for work, even basic e-mail.
Phoenix pay system to blame for twice breaching public servants' private data, says deputy minister
CBC News
June 21, 2016
Public servants had their private information breached twice when Ottawa launched its new computerised pay system, the government said Thursday.
The deputy minister of Public Works, Marie Lemay, confirmed the incidents in an open letter to staff posted on the department's web site Thursday afternoon.
Ransomware signs in Canada up 20 per cent in last three months
ITWorld Canada
June 10, 2016
IT staff at the University of Calgary are believed to be still poring over its IT systems for encrypted data in the wake of one of the country’s biggest disclosed ransomware attacks.
Some 100 systems were hit by the malware.
Defending your business against ransomware
Globe and Mail
June 9, 2016
Criminals use a number of techniques–like phishing e-mails–to trick you into infecting your system. Once they have a foothold, the ransomware is delivered and that foothold turns into a stranglehold.
This process is entirely automated, very effective, and extremely profitable for these criminals. Profit is the motivation here and because you value your data, everyone and every business is a potential victim.
Looming threat of ransomware attacks has officials on alert
Postmedia
June 8, 2016
While it’s impossible to know how much money has been scammed worldwide, by watching the flow of Bitcoins — while anonymous and untraceable, all transactions are registered — it’s possible to pin down an estimate of the staggering toll.
“Looking at the flow of Bitcoins over the last two years, we believe $300 million Canadian has changed hands (globally) associated with ransomware,” Nunnikhoven said.