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Compel social media apps to toughen their privacy, trust practices, Parliament told

Committee hearing told social media apps can be exploited for propaganda and radicalization

Canada’s CIO Catherine Luelo resigns, highlights the fractured federal IT systems at the House of Commons

Catherine Luelo, Canada’s chief information officer, has announced her resignation, two years after taking up the job to modernize the technology systems of the...

Canada’s privacy czar investigating data theft of federal employees from relocation companies

Canada's privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into the theft of 24 years of data of federal employees from two government-contracted relocation firms. As we...

Bell seeks interim relief from Bill C-11, says traditional broadcasters are suffering

Bell has asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to create a news fund that would subsidize broadcasters, and which will force foreign...

Ottawa and provinces should harmonize privacy laws, says think tank

In a discussion paper on proposed privacy legislation now before Parliament the C.D. Howe Institute offers ways the law could be implemented, including the creation of a public-private council to review the effectiveness of privacy laws

Data stolen on Canadian federal employees in third party hack may go back 24 years

Data involves military, RCMP and public servants moved to new posts held by two relocation services

Five Canadian IT leaders prevail at Info-Tech’s 2023 CIO Awards

Five Canadian IT leaders, representing various industries and organization sizes, were honoured as winners of the Info-Tech Research Group’s annual 2023 CIO Awards. The winners...

Data on current, former Toronto library staff stolen in ransomware attack

Toronto's public library system has acknowledged that the ransomware gang that hit it last month stole personally identifiable data of employees. "At this point in...

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The Bill-C-26 Regulation and Its Implications for The Critical Infrastructures’ Cybersecurity in Canada

By Frank Lawrence and Eric Jensen, Fortinet As the last G7 nation and one of the few G20 nations without a firm regulatory framework around...

From start-up to step-up: Mississauga’s support for next stage growth

Are you an entrepreneur looking to start or scale up your business? Or a decision maker planning to grow your company? Look no further...

Driving citizen value: Reinventing the government wheel

Governments have beefed up their websites, released mobile apps, and embraced new technologies, yet they struggle to keep pace with what people want. Despite...

The GDPR is about to change your business. Are you ready?

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25th, it will have major ramifications for Canadian businesses. Drafted in part...