Cost of data breach up 12 per cent: Survey
Inflation is up for all sorts of products and services, including the cost of a data breach. The median cost of a data breach to an organization this year was US$2.5 million, according to an EY survey, an increase of 12 per cent over last year. The numbers are included
Read moreCoffee briefing Oct. 24 – Dentsu releases its 2024 media trends report; Younger consumers lead privacy charge; IBM and AWS collaborate to enhance genAI solutions; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. Digital advertising landscape sees major shifts in 2024 Global marketing and advertising agency Dentsu has released
Read morePebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down
The grip Twitter, now called X, has on the market may be stronger than some believed. Unfortunately, that’s led to the first casualty among Twitter alternatives, as the startup Pebble (formerly T2), is shutting down. The would-be X rival had grown a small but engaged community on its microblogging service
Read moreAs Databricks touts demand for AI services, all eyes are on Microsoft and Alphabet’s Q3 results
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Read moreCanadian CEO confidence in facing cyber attacks varies, according to KMPG surveys
While Canadian infosec pros struggle in the trenches with cyber attacks, CEOs stand at a higher level looking over the entire organization. From their viewpoint, what do they think of cybersecurity? It depends on the size of the company, according to recent surveys by KPMG. Barely half (56 per cent)
Read moreReal-Time Message Ingestion to Big Data Platform
A practice to ingest the data in real-time from Kafka cluster to the Hadoop/HDFS platformPhoto by Joshua Sortino on UnsplashIt is quite a common requirement to ingest the data from the microservice cluster to the big data platform for further analytics. Depending on the data platform architecture, it can ingest data
Read moreInstagram is testing a dedicated feed for posts from Meta Verified users
Instagram is testing a feed that will only display posts from Meta Verified users, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri. The new toggle will appear under the “Following” and “Favorites” options listed when you click on the Instagram logo in the app. “We’re testing a way for people to explore
Read moreNetflix Ends Free Password Sharing
Netflix has officially enforced new regulations regarding password sharing. There is also a possibility that the streaming service could become more expensive for its customers that want to maintain their accounts. Netflix announced the details earlier this year in the U.S to users in the country and sent out emails
Read moreFive Southern Ontario hospitals impacted by cyber attack on shared services provider
The shared services model adopted by governments and non-profits has many advantages, including efficiency and economies of scale. However, a cyber attack on a firm that provides shared IT services for five hospitals in Southern Ontario could be an example of what happens if a provider has trouble. The five
Read moreNew e-commerce startup, founded by an ex-PayPal exec, aims to give customers control of their own shopping data
Do you get tired of creating an account every time you purchase something from an online store? You’re not alone. I Own My Data (IOMD) is a startup aiming to eliminate the tedious step for consumers, so not only do you not have to create a password, or deal with
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