cybersecurity

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Civil organizations voice concerns on Canada’s Bill C-26 for cybersecurity

Pranjali J Mann November 18, 2022

Canada’s Bill C-26 on cybersecurity is raising concerns of privacy and lack of government accountability among citizens and civil organizations. Seven of the major associations of cybersecurity including Canadian Civil Liberties Association, OpenMedia, and Ligue des droits et libertés have written a letter underlining the worries. The joint open letter was addressed to the Canadian minister of public safety, Marco E. L. Mendicino.  The federal bill was introduced on June 14, 2022. According to the Government of Canada’s website, “This proposed legislation will protect Canadians and bolster cybersecurity across the financial, telecommunications, energy, and transportation sectors.” Moreover, it aimed to…

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SFU needs to take greater measures to protect our data

Nancy La March 14, 2021

SFU prides itself on keeping its community safe from harm, yet its cybersecurity (or the lack thereof) paints a different image.  SFU’s servers were hacked on February 3, exposing the personally identifiable data of over 200,000 past and current students…

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