13 April 2021

• BlackBerry signs multi-year agreement with Shared Services Canada, forms new partnership with IBM

  The federal agency overseeing government IT systems has picked BlackBerry to be its supplier of secure productivity and communication software.

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• Council of Canadian Innovators expands to Ontario, Alberta and B.C.

  Yesterday, the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) announced a national expansion and is adding government relations experts in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.

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• Ryerson Catalyst adds SANS Institute cyber courses for infosec pros

  Ryerson University’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst and CyberNB are providing new opportunities to develop a career in cybersecurity

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• Dell launches Inspiron 16 Plus laptop

  Dell's Inspiron 16 Plus comes with a 16:10 display, dedicated graphics and Intel's high-performance processors for $950.

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• Hashtag Trending, April 13, 2021 – Microsoft acquires Nuance; Tim Cook talks to The Star; Nvidia’s new processor

  Microsoft acquires Nuance, a speech transcription app for $19.7 billion, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on the importance of protecting privacy, and Nvidia graces us with its new ARM-based central processor.

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• Russia, China are the most sophisticated cyberattackers targeting Canada, says parliamentary committee

  Russia and China continue to be the most sophisticated state-sponsored cyberattackers targeting Canadian government systems according to a report.

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• IBM names new managed infrastructure business Kyndryl

  Six months after saying goodbye to its managed infrastructure services business, IBM says it's landed on a name for its spin-off business: Kyndryl.

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• Microsoft buys Nuance for $19.7 billion

  Microsoft purchased Nuance Communications for US$19.7 billion, the biggest acquisition since it bought Linkedin for US$26.2 billion in 2016.

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• Cyber Security Today, April 12 2021 – Phone scams, job scams and hundreds of millions of LinkedIn profiles for sale

  Today's podcast reports on credit card phone scams, a con that takes advantage of corporate 'contact us' web pages and the latest job posting tricks

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• Hashtag Trending, April 12, 2021 – Clubhouse data leak; Amazon workers vote against unionization; Pregnancy discrimination at Google

  A clubhouse leak leads to 1.3 million people’s data exposed, Amazon workers say no to unionization, and a woman’s story about her ongoing fight against Google continues.

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