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Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC), operator of the Hibernia platform, announced today that it has invested $1.9 million to support Let’s Talk Science, a national, charitable science outreach organization, in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read the rest of this entry »

Once it’s out there, you can’t get it back.  That’s the message the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is putting out to teens across the province.  A mistaken belief that their texted messages and images shared among peers will remain private and secure puts them in real danger of becoming victims of their own words and actions. Read the rest of this entry »

According to a recent survey of small and medium business owners and IT decision makers, Canadian businesses are leaving themselves increasingly vulnerable to the loss of data and the potential for a privacy breach despite a series of high-profile incidents in which confidential information on company servers have been compromised. Read the rest of this entry »

A new survey commissioned by Canada Helps and Capital One Canada as part of Fraud Awareness Month, has found that 45% of millennials (aged 18-34 years) are taking no steps to ensure a charity is legitimate before making a donation, and more than half (52%) are spontaneous, “on the fly” donors. This kind of behaviour puts millenials at risk for fraud because they are casually handing over their hard-earned money and personal information with little to no planning or due diligence. Read the rest of this entry »

UrtheCast is pleased to announce that it has taken another giant leap towards launching the world’s first HD video platform of Earth from space, by entering into a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. As a preeminent provider of electronic solutions, MDA will supply information solutions in support of UrtheCast’s video of Earth from the International Space Station (ISS). Information solutions to be included in this agreement include space data handling hardware (data compression units), which will be integrated into UrtheCast’s two high-definition video cameras. Read the rest of this entry »

Talent Technology Corporation, providers of Talemetry™, a talent generation solution for corporate human resource (HR) and recruitment agencies has announced the acquisition of Hew York-based HR Integrations, LLC, providers of the HRNX (HR iNtegration eXchange) integration network. HRNX is a cloud-based solution that connects HR systems with leading HR services providers through pre-built, managed integrations. HRNX delivers a revolutionary alternative to expensive, complex, multiple, one-of vendor integrations. Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud Backup™, recovery and restore (BURR) software provider Asigra Inc. has unveiled a new enterprise-class service provider solution engineered to enable premier end-to-end data protection services. The Asigra and NetApp Data Protection as a Service (DPaaS) joint solution provides an enhanced offering that accelerates time-to-market and revenues for service providers that are either entering or expanding their roles in the growing cloud backup market. Read the rest of this entry »

In honour of Fraud Prevention Month, Visa Canada has released survey results revealing different generations of Canadians have habits that put them at greater risk for fraud. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile risk management (MRM) company Fixmo and intelligent enterprise mobility solutions company AirPatrol, a US-based company with an R & D facility in Burnaby, have announced a technology partnership that will enable enterprises and government agencies to actively protect their mobile devices and maintain corporate compliance through location-based policy controls and context-aware data protection capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »

With the increasing popularity of smartphones, tablets and social media sites, many Canadians are concerned that they may become a victim of fraud. Fraudsters have sophisticated ways of stealing or tricking consumers into revealing personal information through these online channels. Read the rest of this entry »