/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7083/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-canada-bans-tiktok-all-government-devices-346492 <p>Ottawa announced it is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices in response to privacy and security concerns. The federal government said it will also block the Chinese-owned social media app from being downloaded on official devices in the future. The new rule follows the app’s intense scrutiny in the United States and also concerns of covert Chinese influence on Canadian affairs. (<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-tiktok-ban-canada-government-devices/?login=true" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a>) </p> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:46:37 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 293907 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-whatsapp-security-flaw-297128 <p>"WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets.<br /> The encrypted messaging service, owned by Facebook (FB), said Monday that it had discovered and fixed the vulnerability the attackers had sought to exploit. The hackers could implant malicious code on a victim's phone by placing a voice call to the victim on WhatsApp." (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/14/tech/whatsapp-attack/index.html">CNN</a>)</p> Tue, 14 May 2019 14:26:35 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 162679 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 21:07:44 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26312 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/apple-vows-resist-fbi-demand-crack-iphone-259132 <p>"Tech giant Apple and the FBI appeared headed for a deepening confrontation Wednesday after the company’s chief pledged to fight federal demands to help mine data from an iPhone used by one of the shooters in December’s terrorist attacks in San Bernardino." (<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-wants-apple-to-help-unlock-iphone-used-by-san-bernardino-shooter/2016/02/16/69b903ee-d4d9-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html"><em>The Washington Post</em></a>)</p> Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:47:30 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25314 at /newsroom /newsroom/benjamin-fung Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:35:06 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 24419 at /newsroom