07 April 2020

• Paul Cormier becomes new president and CEO of Red Hat
  Red Hat has named Paul Cormier, who previously served as the president of products and technologies at the company, as its new president and chief executive officer, the company announced in a press release today. 
• Microsoft announces Azure Edge Zone in partnership with 5G carriers
  Microsoft will be partnering with 5G carriers to release Azure Edge Zones with carriers and Azure Private Edge Zones.
• Cyber Security Today – E-commerce sites continue to be hacked, Microsoft details how an organization was stung and CIRA offers free DNS service
  Today's podcast reports on a new skimming attack on e-commerce sites, how clicking on a link cost an organization $1 million and a free security service from CIRA 
• Hashtag Trending – Schools ban Zoom; Skype introduces video meetings; Video chat tips
  Schools in New York get cold feet about Zoom, Skype introduces video meetings with no sign-up, and ways to make video chats let’s painful for those who don’t like staring at their own mug.
• Forget optimistic scenarios and buckle up for a big drop in IT spending this year, says IDC
  IDC’s Nigel Wallis didn’t mince words during an online briefing this week while walking participants through the research company’s latest projections for Canadian IT spending.
• Canada partners with Amazon Canada to distribute essential equipment
  The Government of Canada today announced it has signed an agreement with Amazon Canada, allowing the tech giant to distribute medical equipment to the territories and provinces around the country where it’s needed most in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the...
• Essential industries are getting CIRA’s cybersecurity services for free
  CIRA today announced six months of free access to CIRA DNS Firewall to all healthcare facilities, small businesses and non-profits
• SMBs are getting hit by an epidemic of cyber attacks: 10 tips to defend your business
  As the number of COVID-19 cases escalate, so do the number of cyber attacks on remote workers, especially those in the small and medium business (SMB) sector. “The bad guys know that large companies have all kinds of controls in place,” said Michael Ball, a virtual CISO and Cyber Security Consultant, at an ITWC...
• Hashtag Trending – Zoom’s privacy woes; Softbank drops $3B WeWork deal; T-Mobile and Sprint
  Zoom gets dunked on some more because of multiple reported security and privacy issues, Softbank says no to a $3B deal with WeWork, and details surface about a viral video on TikTok.
• Cyber Security Today – COVID-19 malware wipes hard drives, a warning from governments, and a Microsoft alert over VPNs
  Today's podcast reports on new COVID-19 malware that wipes hard drives, a warning from governments on coronavirus aid scams and a Microsoft alert over VPNs