University Affairs: Universities in Canada are joining the growing ranks of global cybercrime fighters. In June alone, three universities – Ryerson University, the University of Waterloo and the University of New Brunswick – announced initiatives to increase the country’s cybersecurity capacity.
Cision: KeyData Associates Inc. (" KeyData"), a leading provider of cybersecurity services, announced today that it has been selected by the Government of Canada's Shared Services Canada (SSC) to provide security technology solutions and systems integration services to address the Privileged Access Management (PAM) requirements of the Government of Canada's cybersecurity strategy.
Reuters: Private equity firms Permira and Advent International Corp have proposed a deal to buy Symantec Corp for more than $16 billion after the cyber security company agreed to a sale of a big chunk of its business.
Tulsa World: The FBI is investigating a cybertheft of $4.2 million from the state’s pension fund for retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers, state agents, park rangers and other law enforcement officers.
The Globe and Mail: Lack of candidates who are able to prevent data breaches means agencies, businesses and customers are left vulnerable to attacks.
Security Magazine: In a blog post, Imperva said its Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) product, formerly known as Incapsula suffered a data exposure incident. On August 20, Imperva learned from a third party of the data breach that impact Cloud WAF product who had accounts through September 15, 2017.
SC Media: First American Financial Corp. is reportedly the subject of a US Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, following the discovery of a website defect that left 885 million documents exposed to the public.
CNBC: Presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the Federal Trade Commission’s inspector general to open an investigation into the agency after it announced that victims of the Equifax data breach will get “nowhere near” the $125 compensation package originally advertised.
Reuters: Canadian lender Desjardins Group said on Monday it spent C$70 million ($53 million) in the second quarter related to a data privacy breach earlier this year that exposed personal information of 2.9 million members.
The company offered the affected accounts a credit monitoring plan and identity theft insurance for five years, without any additional costs to those customers, Desjardins said.
The Government of Canada: the Government is announcing two initiatives to help advance Canada’s National Cyber Security Strategy: the release of a National Cyber Security Action Plan, and the re-launching of the Cyber Security Cooperation Program with $10.3 million available over five years to support initiatives in the area of cyber security in Canada.
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