Cyber Security Today, Sept. 25, 2023 – Hackers from India say they are targeting Canadian web sites
Hackers from India say they are targeting Canadian websites. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, September 25th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Hackers from India may be going after vulnerable Canadian websites. It’s in retaliation for Canada alleging
Read moreGoogle expands its subsea cable infrastructure with Nuvem, connecting the U.S., Bermuda, and Portugal
Google has announced another subsea cable system, as the internet giant strives to bolster its internet infrastructure and get more people using its array of cloud-based services. Dubbed “Nuvem,” the new cable represents one of more than a dozen cables that Google has invested in through the years, starting with
Read moreHow can businesses learn to live with ransomware?
Last year, 85% of organizations experienced at least one ransomware attack, as per the Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2023. With almost every organization falling victim to these attacks, the issue has become pervasive and nearly unavoidable. While this may seem daunting, acknowledging this reality allows us to effectively manage
Read moreHashtag Trending Sep. 25th-Cloud more accessible to SMBs due to falling costs; Forty-five per cent of Grindr’s employees quit due to RTO mandate; AI to improve productivity by 50 per cent
Forget shadow IT, it’s now shadow HR that IT is using to try to solve chronic skills shortages. Forty-five per cent of Grindr’s employees quit rather than return to the office. AWS goes after the SMB market — more from the X files. These and more top tech stories
Read moreAmazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon has agreed to invest up to $4 billion in the AI startup Anthropic, the two firms said, as the e-commerce group steps up its rivalry against Microsoft, Meta, Google and Nvidia in the fast-growing sector that many technologists believe could be the next great frontier. The e-commerce group said
Read moreCorrecto grabs $7M to build out its ‘Grammarly for Spanish’
The generative AI boom has put a spring in the step of Correcto, a Madrid-based language writing tool startup focused on Spanish speakers that’s today announcing $7 million in seed funding. The round is led by London-based Octopus Ventures, with Carya Venture Partners and River Park Ventures also contributing. The
Read moreCalifornia governor vetoes bill to ban driverless AV trucks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that would have required a human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving truck operated on public roads in the state. The win for the autonomous trucking industry comes after the California Senate had passed the bill in mid-September. The
Read moreA conversation with Cruise’s Kyle Vogt, Bird scoops up Spin, and self-driving trucks live to see another day in Cali
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Read moreMersenne primes are unsafe
In the previous post I mentioned that a particular Mersenne prime would be unsuitable for cryptography. In fact, all Mersenne primes are unsuitable for cryptography. A prime number p is called “safe” if p = 2q + 1 where q is also a prime. Safe primes are called safe because
Read moreCanada cyber centre issues caution after group from India issues threat
The Canadian government’s cyber authority has issued a warning to IT administrators here to watch for attacks, after a group or individual claiming to be from India issued a retaliation threat over allegations India may have been behind the assassination of a Canadian man advocating for an independent Sikh state.
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