A new report by OpenText and ITWC has found that when it comes to digital transformation, Canada's financial institutions are talking the talk, but not walking the walk.

In a male-dominated industry, Joanne Fedeyko, CEO of Connection Silicon Valley (CSV), believes it’s really important for women “to be more bold” and go outside their comfort zones in the tech world so they can break the glass ceiling. During a phone interview on Aug. 17, Fedeyko laughed as she called herself the “janitor...

When you look at the technology that’s coming into its own — AI and blockchain, machine learning and even quantum computing — you know we’re living and working at a time of exciting opportunities.  With the opportunities, also come challenges: cybersecurity threats, a demanding consumer with a new selection of...

The Bank of Montreal (BMO) is hoping to demonstrate viable, real-world applications for blockchain, launching a first-of-its-kind pilot in Canada using the technology for a fixed income transaction. The transaction, by the bank’s BMO Capital Markets division, has BMO as the issuer and the Ontario Teacher’s...

Today's podcast looks at a take-over that some say didn't have customer security in mind, more examples of IoT security lapses and the only safe place to get the Fortnite game

Elon Musk tweets put him in more hot water, Google’ smart home display may arrive soon and WordPress has removed alt-right conspiracy theorist blogs. It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Monday, August 20th and I’m your host Meagan Simpson. First up from LinkedIn: Last week...

A new type of leader in government, Alex Benay talks about the leading-edge transformation projects at governments around the world and how Canada is pursuing its own modernization effort. In his presentation, Benay details five core tenents of moving forward with a modernization effort in government: Open data by default...

Alexa is yet to speak Canadian French, but Amazon promises its coming later this year. For smart assistants to learn new languages, they need data.

Today's podcast looks at new ways hackers are trying to fool Microsoft Office users and spreading ransomware through Microsoft Word

Used by a number of large corporations and governments, Trello is a way to manage projects. But it's common to find privacy control misconfigured