28 January 2020

• How to empower your team to curate their own tech stacks while mitigating risk
  In today’s climate of self-service SaaS, bring your own device (BYOD), and plug-and-play tech culture, your employees are tech natives who curate their own tech stacks. This, of course, comes with risks.
• Avast antivirus allegedly sold identifiable personal information to third parties
  Avast's free antivirus comes at the cost of user privacy.
• Ontario construction firm victim of ransomware attack
  Bird Construction, which has worked on Canadian police stations, air force bases and other projects across the country says company files were encrypted. However, there was "no business impact."
• Cyber Security Today – Show you’re in control on Data Privacy Day
  Consumers have a lot of control over their online privacy, while businesses need to show why they should be trusted with personally identifiable data
• Hashtag Trending – Big brother’s watch in UK; YouTube mods and PTSD; Sidewalk Lab’s smart city delay
  Hashtag Today is about big brother watching over UK citizens, YouTube moderators allegedly being forced into acknowledging PTSD as a health hazard, and the delay of Sidewalk Lab’s smart city in Toronto. Thank you for tuning in to Hashtag Trending, it’s Monday, January 27th, and I’m your host, Tom Li. Trending on Google,...
• Microsoft CEO says privacy is a human right, and businesses should treat it as such
  The growing global concern over data privacy took centre stage this week as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared his thoughts on the digital economy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
• Endpoint security solutions are the true treasure of Carbonite acquisition, says OpenText’s CPO
  Following the acquisition of security software solution provider Carbonite in December, OpenText's presence in the endpoint security space got a major boost, according to its chief product officer.
• For SMBs moving to the cloud, mindset and partners are key
  Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Canada need to be proactive to overcome the barriers to adopting new technology. It’s a challenge for SMBs to develop a cloud strategy when many are just trying to keep their head above water, said Synnapex President and CEO Yoon-Soon Kim during a recent ITWC webinar. As a...
• CES 2020 recap: 5G, devices, and what can enterprises learn from the monstrous tech event?
  Tom Li sits down with Alex Coop to talk about the value of the monstrous tech event for the enterprise audience while breaking down some of the biggest CES announcements.
• Dell’s UltraSharp 27 4K PremierColor Monitor now available in Canada
  Dell’s 27-inch UltraSharp 27 4K PremierColor monitor (UP2720Q) recently landed in Canada.