31 July 2021

• Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday July 30, 2021

  This episode features disucssion about the increasing cost of data breaches, and the risks a supposedly helpful scanner that finds website vulnerabilities will be used by crooks

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• Guiding the next cohort of women in cybersecurity

  The road to cybersecurity leadership may vary from person to person, but there are common landmarks along the way. Guiding the next generation of women in the field, and helping them recognize unexpected opportunities, is a long-time commitment for four senior leaders participating in a panel discussion at ITWC’s

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• Canadian VPN provider Windscribe admits seized Ukrainian servers weren’t encrypted

  After authorities in Ukraine seized servers of Windscribe the company realized they hadn't been encrypted. The company says it's possible but unlikely an attacker could have temporarily impersonated a Windscribe server after the seizure

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• Hashtag Trending July 30 – Chipotle phishing scam; Big tech make’s vaccines mandatory; Media and vaccine rates

  Scammers use Chipotle Mailgun account for phishing attacks, Google and Facebook make vaccines mandatory for employees, and are those who get news from Facebook less likely to get the vaccine? It’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Friday, July 30, and I’m your host,

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• Cyber Security Today, July 30, 2021 – Canada consultation on social media regulation, a new ransomware group, abuse of WeTransfer and more

  This episode reports on a Canadian consultation on proposed regulation of social media, the emergence of a new ransomware group, abuse of WeTransfer and Mailgun, new Android malware and more

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• Create more hours in a day with robotic process automation

  There’s a new wave in robotic process automation. The robots have moved from the back office to the front office to automate almost anything in an organization. Robotic process automation (RPA) is a software technology that enables robots to pull data from a variety of sources and follow defined steps to complete

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• Top Women in Cyber Security Celebration 2021: Honouree roundup

  With files from Samira Balsara On July 28, people from all over Canada joined IT World Canada online to celebrate the top women in Canadian cybersecurity as identified by their peers. The second annual Top Women in Cybersecurity celebration told the stories of 20 cybersecurity trailblazers who have carved out careers

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• How to make careers in cybersecurity more accessible for women

  Cheryl McGrath, Area VP and Canadian General Manager for Optiv, discusses ways to make the cybersecurity industry more welcoming to women

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• The road less travelled: A leadership story about careers in cybersecurity

  Marcia Sequeira's journey to leadership in cybersecurity with Trend Micro

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• Hashtag Trending July 29 – Scam baiter gets baited; Alien search using AI; Dell PC energy compliance

  Today’s Hashtag Trending script was prepared by Jori Negin-Shecter. Scam-baiting YouTuber falls victim to scammers, scientists are using AI in search of alien tech, and new energy laws are limiting Dell’s market in the U.S. It’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending!

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