Secure Technologies International Inc. Feed http://www.securetechnologies.ca/ Secure Technologies International Inc. Feed http://www.securetechnologies.ca/ http://www.securetechnologies.ca/images/logomain.png Movember moustaches get growing http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111101/mtl_mustache_111101/20111102/?hub=OttawaHome Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:34:44 -0400 Men in countries around the world started growing moustaches Tuesday in what's become an annual tradition: Movember.

The manly initiative is meant to raise awareness and money for men's health issues by growing a moustache for 30 days straight.

Canada seems is very mo-friendly, said Movember founder Adam Garone, who flew from Australia for a late-night launch in Old Montreal.

"Globally we've had 450,000 guys participating, we raised $77 million dollars, and that makes Movember the biggest funder of prostate cancer research and support programs in the world," he said.

]]> STI celebrates its 25th year in business! Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:01:42 -0400 Apple boss Steve Jobs to be replaced by Tim Cook http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14659127 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:52:33 -0400 Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive of the technology giant and will be replaced by chief operating officer Tim Cook.

]]> Suspect arrested over Hong Kong Stock Exchange web attacks http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/08/23/suspect-arrested-over-hong-kong-stock-exchange-web-attack/ Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:57:51 -0400 Less than two weeks ago, web services at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) were hit by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks for two days in a row.

Although the bourse's CEO, Charles Li, said no trading or financial systems were breached in the attacks, trading was affected for several hours.

]]> Defibrillator for stalled software http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/infinite-loops-interrupt-0802.html Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:58:14 -0400 Often, a stalled program has gone into what computer scientists call an infinite loop, where it keeps executing a single block of code over and over. At the 25th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming in Lancaster, England, in July, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) presented a new tool that automatically interrupts infinite loops and moves on to the next line of code in the computer program.

]]> HP Acquires 3Com for $2.7 Billion, Brings Fight to Cisco http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/addy-dugdale/addybaddy/hp-brings-fight-cisco-acquisition-3com Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:32:39 -0400 The news that Hewlett Packard has just slapped down $2.7 billion to acquire 3Com looks like a move that will be good for the two firms. Both companies' respective products will dovetail nicely to turn HP into what could easily be described as an IT polymath--pretty damn good at everything.

]]> Facebook opts out of facial recognition for Canada http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/facebook-opts-out-of-facial-recognition-for-canada/143623 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:10:07 -0400 Facebook Inc. has opted against bringing its new facial recognition feature to Canadian users, offering no specific timeline on the technology’s arrival to the country.

]]> Massive cyber attack hit Canadian targets http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Massive+cyber+attack+Canadian+targets/5198160/story.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:28:46 -0400 Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world, including Canada.

]]> LulzSec Now Has a Face: Meet Jake Davis http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/08/lulzsec-now-has-face-meet-jake-davis/40650/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:29:37 -0400 The faceless, nameless, leaderless organization LulzSec is no longer faceless or nameless. Jake Davis, who calls himself Topiary online, appeared in British court on Monday to face five computer hacking-related charges and revealed his identity for the first time.

]]> Antisec Attacks An Urgent Wake-Up http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/231001435?cid=sem_edit_security&wc=4 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:36:25 -0400 In the so-called 50 days of LulzSec existence, the company claimed to target corruption, but sometimes just to target companies because they could, or, in some cases, just because someone asked, like the five-year-old who asks his big brother to come down to the playground and knock around the bully. They reveled (indeed, revel still) in the thrill of anarchy (their words) and entertainment. If their actions weren't so damaging, it might be tempting to find them entertaining.

]]> Hotmail puts a block on flimsy passwords http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20080395-83/hotmail-puts-a-block-on-flimsy-passwords/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:20:08 -0400 People who sign up for the Web e-mail service will be prevented from using a password typically used by millions of others, Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday.

]]> Washington Post Data Breach Affects More Than 1 Million Job Seekers http://www.darkreading.com/database-security/167901020/security/privacy/231001193/washington-post-data-breach-affects-more-than-1-million-job-seekers.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:58:28 -0400 The Washington Post reported Thursday night that user IDs and email addresses of more than 1 million job seekers on its Jobs site have been compromised.

"We discovered that an unauthorized third party attacked our Jobs website and was able to obtain access to certain user IDs and e-mail addresses," the Post reported in an online message. "No passwords or other personal information was affected." The vulnerability has been identified and shut down, the newspaper said.

]]> Poor password management leads to Twitter hacks http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/poor-password-management-leads-to-twitter-hacks/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:58:27 -0400 Hackers took control of two prominent Twitter accounts recently, posting false messages to followers of the accounts of FoxNews.com and PayPal UK.

An anonymous hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Fox account. The group posted six false messages on the FoxNews.com account, giving followers a phony news item that U.S. President Barack Obama had been shot dead. The move reportedly prompted an investigation by the Secret Service.

News Corp, acknowledged that the account had been hijacked and removed the false messages. A Fox News spokeswoman said Twitter suspended the account once the account hijacking was detected.

]]> Data Breaches Running Rampant http://www.esecurityplanet.com/news/article.php/3936536/Data-Breaches-Running-Rampant.htm Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:58:26 -0400 Headline after headline screams of yet another security breach at yet another huge corporation or government agency exposing millions of customer records and straining the trust these organizations work so hard to foster with their customers.

But are security breaches really increasing at a phenomenal rate or is it simply a perception bred by increased media coverage?

]]> Top 10 iPhone Passcodes Revealed http://www.itnews.com/smartphones/33511/top-10-iphone-passcodes-revealed Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:58:25 -0400 There are 10,000 possible passcodes for an iPhone, yet 15 percent of users have one of the 10 most popular codes, according to app developer Daniel Amitay, whose Big Brother Camera Security app records anonymous passcode data from users.

]]> Intel aquires McAfee Inc http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsTroom/blog/2010/08/19/intel-to-acquire-mcafee Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:58:24 -0400 Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McAfee, Inc., through the purchase of all of the company’s common stock at $48 per share in cash, for approximately $7.68 billion. Both boards of directors have unanimously approved the deal, which is expected to close after McAfee shareholder approval, regulatory clearances and other customary conditions specified in the agreement.

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