17 April 2021

• Cyber Security Today, Week In Review for April 16, 2021

  Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week In Review edition for Friday April 16th. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com.   In a few minutes I’ll talk with this week’s guest commentator, Dinah Davis, vice president of research and development of managed security

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• Leadership in the Digital Enterprise podcast: Tips from a Digital Trailblazer

  It’s true that we learn from our mistakes, but given the choice, wouldn’t we all prefer to learn from the mistakes – and the achievements – of others. Samantha Liscio, 2020 Canadian CIO of the Year (public sector), makes a powerful case for vicarious learning as a guest on ITWC’s podcast series, Leadership in the

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• VMware says Dell split means ‘increased freedom’

  Dell Technologies is spinning off its 81 per cent equity ownership of VMware, a move the virtualization firm says will provide itself with "increased freedom" without sacrificing the benefits of their strategic partnership.

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• Want to make a bigger impact with cloud? Do these five things

  It takes more than technology to succeed with cloud. That’s what the BCDevExchange learned when it successfully slashed the time and costs to develop web applications to a fraction of what they were before. After its cloud transformation, the startup time for development teams was cut from six months to ten days.

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• Cyber Security Today, April 16, 2021 – The Russians are coming for these devices, how a games company was hacked and be careful with internet searches

  This podcast reports on warnings on the most common vulnerable devices Russian attackers go after, how a games company was hit by ransomware, and be careful with internet searches for certain business terms

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• Hashtag Trending, April 16, 2021 – Shopify execs exit; U.S. sanctions on Russia over SolarWinds; Proposed EU legislation takes hard stances against AI

  Three of Shopify’s top execs announce their exit, the U.S. announces sanctions on Russia over the SolarWinds hack; and the EU considers a ban on AI and facial recognition.

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• Three of Shopify’s top execs are leaving the company, CEO says

  Shopify's chief technology officer, chief legal officer and chief talent officer are exiting Shopify.

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• Hashtag Trending podcast goes French, catch the first episode this weekend

  We know how much our listeners all across Canada like to stay in the know about the top tech trends, so we're very excited to launch a new Hashtag Trending series in French. 

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• Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP stack may affect millions of devices, warn researchers

  The vulnerabilities open the domain name system (DNS) clients of devices to denial of service and remote execution attacks

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• TCL announces 20 Pro 5G, 20L+ and 20L smartphones

  TCL continues to build its midrange-focused smartphone business with its new 20 series.

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