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Coffee Briefing Jan. 3, 2023 – Mastodon partners with CIRA; YouTube terminated record 5.8 million channels; CIO Strategy Council to co-host virtual workshops; and...

Ashee Pamma -
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...

Canada’s investments in broadband: 2022 roundup

Samira Balsara -
This year, the Government of Canada, through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), has taken action to help improve internet service for Canadians across the...

New CEO and vice chairs appointed at the CRTC

Ashee Pamma -
Today, Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the appointment of Vicky Eatrides as chair and chief executive officer (CEO) and Alicia Barin...

Canadian Government announces a hybrid work model for the Federal Public Service

Samira Balsara -
Starting next year, Canadians working for the federal public service will have to spend at least two or three days per week in the...

Global government IT spending to exceed $580 billion in 2023: Gartner

Ashee Pamma -
In 2023, worldwide government spending will increase by 6.8 per cent over 2022, with a total budget of US$588.9 billion, Gartner Inc. predicts, as...

Ontario alerting 360,000 their personal information taken in data breach

Howard Solomon -
Twelve months after police charged two men with compromising Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine management system, the province has identified and started notifying the 360,000 residents...

Technicity West: A lot can be done to improve cybersecurity with few resources

Howard Solomon -
Canadian municipalities and school boards facing financial constraints can still do a lot, short of overhauling their infrastructure, to boost their cybersecurity, a Technicity...

Government of Canada announces investment in three Waterloo Region tech businesses

Samira Balsara -
Today, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) announced an investment of more than $10 million in three Kitchener-Waterloo tech companies. Miovision...

Proposed privacy law lets personal data be ‘exploited’ by Canadian firms: Citizen Lab

Howard Solomon -
Ottawa’s second attempt at overhauling federal legislation regulating how businesses collect and use personal data of Canadians still favours the private-sector, says a leading...

Some in Ontario broader public sector are “struggling” with cybersecurity: Panel chair

Howard Solomon -
The poor state of cybersecurity of some of Ontario’s school boards, child welfare agencies, municipalities, and hospitals worries the head of the province’s expert...

2022 HardTech conference highlights supply chain issues and need for government support in the semiconductor industry

Ashee Pamma -
Markham-based tech hub VentureLAB hosted its second annual HardTech summit, bringing together tech leaders to highlight hardware and semiconductor innovation in Canada. Phil Vokins, director,...

At Chatham Kent, municipal workers helping to slay the phishing dragon

Paul Barker -
It was an initiative that most IT security professionals might consider, but ultimately shelve due to the complexity involved in setup alone: implement a...

Privacy rights must be respected in digital ID systems, say Canadian regulators

Howard Solomon -
As Canada’s public and private sectors launch new digital identity programs, federal, provincial, and territorial regulators say rights to privacy and transparency must be...

Coffee Briefing October 25, 2022 – Hootsuite partners with WHO; Sparrow receives C$1 million in funding; Visa’s Installments available at Canada’s largest retailers; and...

Ashee Pamma -
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...

Hamilton employee mistakenly sends email blast with all names and addresses visible

Howard Solomon -
The carbon-based units are again responsible for a huge breach of security controls at an organization. This time it was an employee of the City...
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