/channels/taxonomy/term/3192/all en /channels/channels/news/no-time-waste-canadas-tryst-cyber-warfare-339956 <p>In <em>Policy Magazine</em>'s new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.</p> <p>The first article is "No Time to Waste in Canada’s Tryst with Cyber Warfare" by Naveen Kanwadia. Naveen Kanwadia is a master’s student at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at ƻ����Ժ and prior to starting his graduate studies, was handling public policy and regulatory affairs for The Walt Disney Co. in Asia.</p> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:08:12 +0000 webfull 180587 at /channels /channels/channels/event/virtual-info-session-blackberry-limited-it-cybersecurity-331247 <p>IMPORTANT: Please register a few days prior to the start of the event (June 4 at 12:00 P.M. EST) to ensure you receive the information packet sent out the day of the event.<br /> ===============================================</p> Fri, 28 May 2021 14:21:29 +0000 webfull 170818 at /channels /channels/channels/news/using-online-ads-spot-human-trafficking-330687 <p>Researchers at ƻ����Ժ and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have designed an algorithm that detects organized human trafficking activity in online escort advertisements. Advertising is one the most common use of technology for human trafficking purposes.</p> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:52:09 +0000 webfull 170169 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-2020-national-cyber-threat-assessment-326374 <p>The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has named China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea’s state-sponsored cyber activity as posing the “greatest strategic threats” to Canada’s critical infrastructure, intellectual property, and political events like elections.</p> Fri, 20 Nov 2020 20:20:24 +0000 webfull 165442 at /channels /channels/channels/event/virtual-information-session-canadian-tire-325133 <p>*IMPORTANT: The deadline to register is October 5. Only the top 100 students will be contacted to participate*</p> <p>Next Generation Talent, Virtual Networking Mixer</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:39:43 +0000 webfull 164018 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-sim-swapping-311044 <p>The scam, known as "SIM swapping," involves fraudsters moving or "porting" phone numbers to a new device and then gaining access to personal information through apps and other data. Researchers at Princeton University's Center for Information Technology detailed the many ways that SMS two-factor authentication can go wrong, including multiple failings on the part of carriers to vet SIM-swap requests. (<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-fbi-iphones-skype-sms-two-factor/">WIRED</a>)<br /><br /> Here is an expert from ƻ����Ժ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:56:15 +0000 webfull 157559 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-cyber-security-cyber-attacks-and-data-breaches-303626 <p>Cyber security breaches at <a href="https://business.financialpost.com/technology/lifelabs-hack-may-have-compromised-personal-info-of-15-mln-canadians-2">LifeLabs</a>, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/potential-scope-of-desjardins-data-breach-widens-to-include-another-2-million-credit-card-holders-1.5391021">Desjardins</a>, <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/capital-one-target-of-massive-data-breach-6-million-canadians-impacted-1.4528804">Capital One</a>, and <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/6012007/transunion-data-compromised-canadians/">TransUnion</a> underscore t</p> Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:57:28 +0000 webfull 156689 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-cyber-security-289924 <p>Organized crime is moving online and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is struggling to keep up, according to a briefing note prepared for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki when she took over the top job earlier this year. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lucki-briefing-binde-cybercrime-1.4831340">CBC</a></p> <p><a href="http://allenmendelsohn.com/mcgill/">Allen Mendelsohn</a> – Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Law, ƻ����Ժ</p> <p>Allen Mendelsohn is a Montreal lawyer specializing in internet law. He teaches The Internet and Privacy course at the Faculty of Law.</p> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:56:12 +0000 webfull 141224 at /channels /channels/news/ddos-attack-what-does-it-tell-us-263621 <p><span>“Some major internet companies suffered service disruptions for several hours on Friday morning as internet infrastructure provider Dyn said it was hit by a cyber attack that disrupted traffic mainly on the U.S. East Coast.” (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/dyn-ddos-attack-websites-down-1.3815417">CBC</a>)</span></p> Fri, 21 Oct 2016 21:07:47 +0000 webfull 122337 at /channels