18 June 2019

• Dell EMC announces VxBlock Central 2.0, among other upgrades
  Despite the shift towards hyper-converged infrastructure, Dell EMC is reaffirming its belief that converged infrastructure still has a part to play with its latest announcement.
• Ryerson, Rogers, RBC back new Brampton cyber security innovation centre
  Called the Cybersecure Catalyst, it will not only teach cyber security and offer certifications, it will encourage more women and minorities to enter the field
• Cyber Security Today: Gmail Calendar scam, replace these Yubikeys and who’s real on LinkedIn?
  Today' podcast looks at a Gmail Calendar scam, the need for some Yubikey security key devices to replace their fobs and wonders who's real on LinkedIn?
• Nominate a worthy CanadianCIO of the Year – Deadline fast approaching
  Being a CIO can be a thankless job.  These days, CIOs are expected to be business strategists, technology gurus and futuristic soothsayers. Yet, as long as the organization’s IT is working, CIOs don’t get much attention. It’s time to give CIOs the recognition they deserve. If you know an outstanding CIO, you have until...
• Hashtag Trending – U.S. carriers hit with FCC complaint; Amazon gets sued; Huawei in the hot seat
  AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile get hit with a FCC complaint, lawsuits aimed at Amazon suggest the company may be recording kids who use Alexa devices without their consent, and Huawei is in the hot seat again.
• Hashtag Trending – Huawei wants patent fees; CAMH adds AI to research; AT&T cancels Galaxy Fold pre-orders
  Huawei asks Verizon for patent fees, CAMH to use AI to improve mental health research, AT&T cancels Samsung Galaxy Fold pre-orders. That’s all the news that’s trending today. It’s Friday, June 14th, and I’m your host, Tom Li....
• Ontario city stung for $503,000 in switched bank account fraud
  City of Burlington victimized when employee falls for email request to change bank account of a vendor. Read how your company can avoid being hit
• Cyber Security Today: Get rid of old Windows, a warning for Evite users and fake but-kind-of-true news
  Today's podcast looks at the risks of running old versions of Windows, a data breach acknowledged at Evite and someone is pretending old news is new on social media
• Global regulatory policies are ‘10 innovation cycles’ behind, says expert
  The Big Data and AI Conference in Toronto this week featured dozens of businesses vying for attention, and speakers talking about the potential implications of a connected economy. It also revealed organizations have a long way to go when it comes to changing the way they think about privacy in their products and...
• Canadian Blood Services protecting its data against natural disasters with co-location data centre system
  When dealing with blood transfusion and organ transplant services, the safety and availability of critical IT services is absolutely vital, and when all of those services are located in the same region, the risk of losing one or both to something like a tornado was a serious concern for Canadian Blood Services....