19 January 2021

• Hashtag Trending – DuckDuckGo hits milestone; Snapchat handing out cash; Tech withdrawal

  DuckDuckGo reaches a milestone of 100 million daily search queries, Snapchat is giving out big bucks, and experts predict that kids will face a tech withdrawal once life returns to “normal.”

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• The wackiest (and a few not so wacky) gadgets from CES 2021
• Cyber Security Today – More COVID scams, reporter tricked by phony Harvard job offer, and Uber wins and Twitter loses in Canadian courts

  Today's podcast reports on COVID scams aimed at executives, how a reporter was tricked by a phony Harvard job offer, and why temporarily Uber won and Twitter lost in Canadian courts

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• Hashtag Trending – Honey-trapping Capitol rioters; Remote worker-boom attracts real estate startups; Vaccine passports

  Capitol rioters are now getting turned in to the FBI by some creative women using the Bumble dating app, the remote worker boom is attracting real estate startups, and some chatter around whether or not vaccine passports will work.

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• Boemska’s low-code skills will help Viya reach the factory and hospital floor says SAS

  SAS's latest acquisition in UK startup Boemska is destined to integrate with its Viya platform, and its implications for non-enterprise clients is big, the company says.

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• Surmounting the challenges of COVID-19: Tips for small business

  By CDW Canada As small businesses across Canada brace for the next wave of the pandemic, concerns range from operating costs for shuttered storefronts and measures to protect workers, to practical pivots and potential lockdowns. Cybersecurity isn’t always the top priority, but there are good reasons it should be. “With

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• Supply chain vulnerability – Can too many vendors make you less secure?

  "How many vendors does it take to make a business successful?" But if that number of vendors makes you more open to a cybersecurity breach, it's no joke.

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• Quebec insurer says personal information of present, past staff may have been exposed in cyberattack

  Website of Promutuel Assurance is still offline four weeks after cyberattack. In addition, the receiver Winnipeg-based troubled fashion retailer Nygard announced it was hit by ransomware

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• Cyber Security Today Week In Review for Friday January 15, 2021

  Today's podcast looks at cybersecurity trends predicted for 2021 with guest analyst Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs

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• Skeptical about data used for AI-derived recommendations?

  As a senior executive or CIO, how can you assure yourself that the artificial intelligence or machine learning-derived recommendations are reasonable and flow logically from the project work that has been performed?

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