As farming becomes more reliant on advanced technology and smart devices, the risk of cyberattacks on individuals and the industry grows, experts say, warning that could impact Canada's food security.
The Waterloo Region District Public School Board has offered few public details about what it’s calling the “cyber incidents” that impacted its IT system, but one cyber security expert says the breach is concerning.
Russia's military attack on Ukraine met a decisive reversal outside Kyiv and is now struggling to gain ground in the country's southeast. Its cyberwar on Ukrainian assets isn't faring any better. Did the world overestimate Moscow's hacker legions the way it did its army?
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TORONTO Last week s ransomware attack on the U.S. Colonial Pipeline has drawn attention to the importance of good cybersecurity, prompting cybersecurity experts to encourage Canadian individuals and businesses to brush up on their cyber hygiene. Last Friday hackers used ransomware to get into the systems of the Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipe in the U.S. Although the hackers didn’t directly affect operations, the pipeline was shut down for four days to minimize damage before continuing operations on Wednesday. With this recent cyberattack, just how vulnerable are businesses and individuals from ransomware? CTVNews.ca spoke with Ali Dehghantanha, Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence, on ransomware attacks, how to protect your information, and what to do if you’re being threatened.