Whitepaper: AI Chatbot and Youth Safety  AI can shift how developing minds understand technology and where they turn for support, leading to issues when chatbots are designed to feel "personal". Magic School, the educational AI platform, has just released a white paper explaining how these risks…

DataBee Launches DataBee RiskFlow DataBee today announced the launch of DataBee RiskFlow™, an innovative agentic AI capability that lets security and IT teams query enterprise security and compliance data in simple conversational language. With DataBee RiskFlow, teams can ask questions like:…

Understanding Cyber Risk in the Insurance Industry Cyber risk is one of the most significant threats facing financial services, with insurers among the most frequently targeted organizations. Over the past year, there has been a notable increase in the number of attacks on the insurance industry,…

Lessons From 2025: Zero-Day Exploitation Shaping 2026  Outpost24 researchers have published an analysis into the major zero-day exploitations of 2025. Zero-day exploits were some of the most defining cyber threats of last year, with flaws affecting major platforms like React2Shell, Oracle EBS, and…

TELUS achieves its 100% renewable and low-emitting electricity target TELUS Corporation is the first Canadian telecom to achieve its target of sourcing 100% of electricity for their global operations from renewable or low-emitting sources as of December 31, 2025. Building on this milestone, TELUS…

AI Agents Now Building 80% Of Certain Key Enterprise Infrastructure – data & cyber experts comment  Databricks has just published "The State of AI Agents" summarizing its telemetry revealing that enterprise adoption of AI has spread well beyond copilots, isolated pilot projects, dashboards, and…

China Warns of OpenClaw Open-Source AI Agent Security Risks China's industry ministry has warned that the OpenClaw open-source AI agent could pose significant security risks when improperly configured and expose users to cyberattacks and data breaches. More info can be found here:  Ensar Seker,…

Sharp Canada Introduces Next-gen EC Series dvLED Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. today unveiled the Sharp EC Series dvLED, the latest expansion of its essential dvLED portfolio. The EC Series delivers exceptional visual performance, simplified installation and significantly improved energy…

Vibe-coded Moltbook security flaw leaks AI agent credentials A new social media platform called Moltbook, designed for AI agents to interact with each other and "hang out", was found to have a misconfiguration, leaving its backend database publicly accessible allowing full read and write access to…

BigHammer.ai to Replace the Legacy Data Stack with AI Agents AI start-up, BigHammer.ai, launched today with a bold ambition: to disrupt the $500bn data and analytics market. BigHammer.ai's team of AI Agents work together as a virtual data engineering function – redefining how data products are…

Guardsquare Acquires Verimatrix XTD Guardsquare today announced it has completed the acquisition of the Extended Threat Defense (XTD) technology and assets from Verimatrix (Euronext Paris: VMX), further advancing its mobile app security platform for mobile developers and enterprises worldwide. The…

A design-forward Valentine’s Day gift that lasts beyond February From Samsung As Valentine's Day approaches, there's growing interest in design-forward gifts that add lasting value to the home, rather than novelty items tied to a single moment.  Samsung has few lifestyle-focused products that are…

Cayosoft and XMS Solutions Selected by U.S. Department of War Agency to Modernize ICAM Operations for Mission Resilience Cayosoft and XMS Solutions today announced they have been selected to support a Department of War agency modernization effort focused on strengthening Identity, Credential,…

SolarWinds Appears To Be Back From The Dead The CISA has added to its KEV catalog and is giving federal agencies till Friday to patch the actively exploited, critical security (9.8) flaw reported last week in SolarWinds' Web Help Desk software. The bug involves an untrusted data deserialization…

Palo Alto Networks NextWave Program Palo Alto Networks today announced the next generation of its NextWave Partner Program, fundamentally redefining partner profitability for the AI era. As the industry moves toward AI-driven security, NextWave moves beyond transactional volume to reward partners…

BforeAI Threat Report: How Unrest in Iran is Being Weaponize Online  Many of us are watching developments in Iran with interest. The threat researchers at BforeAI took a look at how these tensions are being used to fuel online scams and other fraudulent or malicious activity. While the timeframe…

Comparitech Education Ransomware Roundup: 2025 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches Comparitech researchers have published a study looking at all the education ransomware attacks of 2025.  In 2025, ransomware gangs took credit for 251 cyberattacks on schools, universities, and other…

Guest Post – 73% of exposed OpenClaw servers remain public: Expert urges businesses to act now The AI agent OpenClaw's popularity has skyrocketed over recent weeks, but so have concerns about its cybersecurity risks. New findings reveal that roughly 73% of OpenClaw servers exposed this week remain…

Protecting the Big Game: A Threat Assessment for Super Bowl LX  Each year, the Super Bowl draws one of the largest live audiences of any global sporting event, with tens of thousands of spectators attending in person and more than 100 million viewers expected to watch worldwide. Beyond the game…

CloudSEK report flags cross-border crypto investment scams using fake regulators & messaging apps CloudSEK's latest threat intelligence report details a growing cross-border cryptocurrency investment scam ecosystem leveraging social messaging platforms and fake regulatory credentials to defraud…

TELUS strengthens communications service resilience east of Baie-Comeau TELUS today announced the successful deployment and commissioning of its nearly 125-kilometre submarine fibre optic cable connecting Sept-Îles to Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. This critical infrastructure, which was deployed and…

Security experts struggle to keep pace with AI threats as 90% report at least one security incident in the past year The vast majority of businesses are struggling to adapt and scale their security operations in the face of talent shortages and new threats from AI according to research released by…

TELUS opens Canada’s first fully sovereign AI Factory to startups and small businesses through L-SPARK collaboration TELUS and L-SPARK today announced a new partnership to provide Canadian startups and innovators with access to the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory – Canada’s fastest and most powerful…

Lynx Claims To Have Pwned Lakelands Public Health Comparitech is reporting that a ransomware group, Lynx, yesterday claimed a cyberattack against Lakelands Public Health in Ontario, Canada. The attack has not yet been confirmed. Bit seeing as this is in my backyard, I'm interested in following…

SIOS Technology COO Masahiro Arai Named to South Carolina 500 List of Most Influential Business Leaders SIOS Technology Corp. today announced that Masahiro Arai, Chief Operating Officer, has been named to the 2025 South Carolina 500 list of Most Influential Business Leaders by SC Biz News. The…

Why CVSS Scores Don’t Always Reflect an Exploit’s Actual Severity Today we're covering Operation Neusploit, the advanced cyberespionage campaign identified by Zscaler ThreatLabz attributed with confidence to the Russia-linked APT28 (A.K.A. Fancy Bear) threat group, we're sharing this perspective…

AI is a top growth tactic in 2026 for Canadian sales teams  With mounting concerns that AI is producing more 'workslop' than ROI, the pressure is on for Canadian businesses to turn AI into revenue and productivity gains in 2026. Salesforce's 7th Edition State of Sales Report reveals AI and AI…

New SystemBC Botnet Malware Research Finds Novel Variant & 10K Unique Infected IPs Part of Family Silent Push has revealed its analysts have identified more than 10,000 unique infected IP addresses as part of the SystemBC botnet malware family, which is used in ransomware attacks and as a SOCKS5…

Marlabs AgilityAI Transforms AI Adoption into Successful Business Outcomes Marlabs today announced the launch of Marlabs AgilityAI, a Full Lifecycle Enterprise AI Transformation Suite. In a market saturated with fragmented tools and stalled experiments, AgilityAI offers a unified engine designed…

Sage X3 brings real-time, AI-driven intelligence to help mid-sized businesses act faster Sage today announced new AI-powered enhancements to Sage X3. The new capabilities give product-centric organizations clearer visibility across finance, sales, and supply chain operations, allowing teams to…

Samsung Has Picks to Elevate Super Bowl Hosting With the Super Bowl around the corner, Samsung is sharing some products that could elevate hosting for everyone! For the busy host – With the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, hosting doesn’t have to mean missing a single play or the halftime show. Thanks to…

DryRun Security Introduces the DeepScan Agent for Rapid, Full-Codebase Security  DryRun Security, the industry’s first AI-native, code security intelligence company, today announced the DeepScan Agent, a new AI-powered capability that delivers full-repository application security reviews in a few…

Guest Post – Cybersecurity experts warn: Run Moltbook only in secure, isolated environments By Karolis Arbaciauskas, head of product at NordPass Moltbook, an AI-exclusive social media platform launched just days ago and dubbed the "Reddit for AI agents," has exploded in popularity online. Within…

Hisense Wins 58 awards at CES 2026 Hisense was recognized with a total of 58 industry awards at CES 2026, highlighting its continued leadership across display technologies and smart home appliances. Hisense’s performance at CES 2026 was further underscored by four CES Innovation Awards,…

Levelplay Releases Combat Liquid HUD and Combat Liquid SE All-in-One Coolers Levelplay has announced the launch of its latest all-in-one (AIO) CPU cooling solutions, the Combat Liquid HUD and Combat Liquid SE, expanding the Combat Liquid family with performance-driven cooling and real-time system…

Mobility Fintech GoCab Raises $45M to Scale Electric Mobility and Financial Inclusion Across Africa Founded in 2024, GoCab was created to address a fundamental challenge across Africa: limited access to ethical financing and vehicle ownership for gig-economy workers. By combining mobility,…

Colorado Health Clinic Warns Patients of Data That Was Leaked in 2024….. WTF? Comparitech is reporting that a Colorado healthcare clinic Alpine Ear, Nose & Throat began the notification of 65K+ people of a data breach from November 2024. Data exposed includes SSNs, credit card numbers, health…

AI Productivity Gains Collide with Economic and Geopolitical Volatility, Forcing a Strategic Reset for Technology Leaders, Reveal Survey Finds AI continues to deliver measurable productivity and performance gains across organizations, but global economic uncertainty and geopolitical risk are…

If You Use Notepad ++, You Should Download The Latest Version ASAP I am a big user of Notepad ++ as I find it to be the best way to go through logs. Especially big ones. Thus I will be downloading the latest version of the app as soon as I get home for this reason: Following the security…

Ricoh acquires leading Canadian workplace technology and collaboration integrator ET Group Ricoh today announced the acquisition of ET Group, a leading Canadian workplace technology and collaboration integrator. This strategic acquisition by Ricoh Canada Inc. accelerates Ricoh's expansion into…

Panera Bread Pwned… Sigh It appears that Panera Bread has had a data breach. Initial reports have said that 14 million people have been affected. Which is bad. Especially given that they had a data leak in 2018. Well, news has surfaced that the Panera Bread data breach has affected 5.1 million…

Forcepoint X-Labs Researcher Reveals Sophisticated Dropbox PDF Phishing Campaign  a new research blog post published today by Forcepoint's X-Labs threat research team that uncovers a highly evasive phishing campaign abusing trusted cloud storage and PDF files to harvest user credentials. In the…

Cybernews researchers analyze leaked Bumble data and finds sensitive company documents and user-related identifiers Cybernews researchers analyzed a data sample allegedly stolen from dating app Bumble after the ShinyHunters cybercrime group claimed responsibility for a breach involving internal…

Top Internet Outages of 2025 Studied By Cisco ThousandEyes The folks at Cisco ThousandEyes have put out a study on the Top Internet Outages of 2025. It highlights the top outages and what happened as well as what to expect going forward. It's an interesting piece and is worth your time to read.…

World’s Most Cyber-Resilient Countries Ranked in New Study By Check Point According to the January 2026 report on cybersecurity innovations, Singapore is the most cyber-resilient country in the world. A new study by a cybersecurity company, Check Point, analyzed over 35 countries, comparing their…

TELUS CEO Darren Entwistle named Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Darren Entwistle, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of TELUS, has been named the University of Victoria (UVic) Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2026 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award (DEYA) recipient.…

Quorum Cyber’s 2026 Global Cyber Risk Outlook Reveals Cyber Crime Enters an Industrial Phase Quorum Cyber today reveals the extensive, but alarming findings of its 2026 Global Cyber Risk Outlook report. AI automation and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms have fundamentally altered the…

Palo Alto Networks Completes Chronosphere Acquisition As enterprises increasingly rely on AI to run digital operations, protect assets, and drive growth, success depends on one critical factor: trusted, high-quality, real-time data. Palo Alto Networks® (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity…

Black Kite Introduces ThreatTrace Black Kite, the leader in third-party cyber risk management, today announced the release of ThreatTrace™, its new capability that improves threat detection using NetFlow and DNS telemetry to strengthen an organization’s visibility into third-party cyber risk.…

Sophisticated Fraud Network Drains Canadians Bank Accounts Through Fake Government Sites CloudSEK's Global Threat Intelligence team has just uncovered a massive, evolving fraud operation targeting Canadian citizens through highly sophisticated impersonations of government services, Canada Post,…