Today IBM Canada announced it will open an IBM Client Innovation Centre (CIC) for Western Canada, planning to create 250 new jobs in Calgary. The new centre aims to enhance the city’s technology sector and diversify the economy. It will have a focus on sustainability, delivering consulting services and technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence,
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Photos: Cyber Week 2022
by Help Net Security •
Cyber Week is a large annual international cybersecurity event, hosted each year at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Cyber Week 2022 is held jointly by the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center (ICRC), The Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, …
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Enterprises want to modernize applications – they’re just not sure how
by Christine Wong •
The great push to modernize enterprise applications is now underway, but many organizations still aren’t clear what modernization means — or what role cloud should play in the process. According to a survey of 600 enterprises in the U.S., U.K. and Asia-Pacific, more than half plan to modernize their custom applications within the next 12 […]
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Hashtag Trending June 9 – IBM layoff in Russia; FBI shuts down SSN marketplace; Elon Musk threatens to ditch Twitter deal
by Samira Balsara •
IBM begins laying off its workforce in Russia, the FBI seizes a platform that sells stolen personal information, and Elon Musk threatens to walk away from the Twitter deal. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. It’s Thursday, June 9, and I’m your host, Samira Balsara. IBM has […]
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Ransomware attacks keeping the educational sector on its toes
by Help Net Security •
Financially motivated cybercriminals are taking advantage of schools’ need for uptime, their scarcity of cybersecurity defense resources, and lack of expertise compared to other potential targets. In fact, during 2021 in the U.S. alone over 1,000 schoo…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
IBM to Acquire Randori to Provide More Cybersecurity Visibility
by Michael Vizard •
At the RSAC 2022 event this week, IBM revealed that it plans to acquire Randori, a provider of an attack surface asset analysis tool. Chris Meenan, vice president of product management for IBM Security, said Randori employs graph software to visually …
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IBM acquires Randori to strengthen its portfolio of AI-powered cybersecurity products and services
by Industry News •
IBM at RSA Conference 2022 announced it plans to acquire Randori, an attack surface management (ASM) and offensive cybersecurity provider based in the Boston area. Randori helps clients continuously identify external facing assets, both on-premise or i…
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Newfoundland and Labrador to strengthen its research and innovation with a new $18-million investment
by Samira Balsara •
IBM Canada, the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador have announced an investment of more than C$18 million to strengthen research and innovation in the province through two new initiatives: the Centre for Analytics, Informatics and Research (CAIR) and the Accelerated Analytics and Machine Learning (AAML) project, which will both be […]
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Microsoft, IBM Tackle the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
by Natan Solomon •
The cybersecurity skills shortage contributes to a significant portion of breaches and continues to leave companies worse for wear. Whether it be through offering new services to alleviate the shortage or globally diversifying the workforce, organiza…
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IBM amnnounces multi-million dollar in-kind grants to help schools fight off cyberattacks
by Industry News •
IBM announced it will provide in-kind grants valued at $5 million to help address cybersecurity resiliency in schools worldwide. For the second year in a row, six school districts in the United States will be awarded these grants. This year the program…
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Coffee Briefing May 17, 2022 – Cradlepoint extends cellular Intelligence capabilities; Canadian students win nine international STEM awards; new tech training programs for underserved Canadians; and more
by Pragya Sehgal •
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. This briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team!
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SAP highlights four focus areas at Sapphire conference
by Lynn Greiner •
Enterprise application software giant SAP chose four areas to focus on during its hybrid Sapphire customer and partner conference this week: supply chain, sustainability, business process transformation, and accelerating innovation. Chief executive officer and member of the executive board of SAP SE Christian Klein noted that the company turns 50 this year, and said that […]
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FalconStor partners with IBM to accelerate cloud migration for enterprises and MSPs
by Industry News •
FalconStor Software announced a new strategic relationship with IBM to provide jointly-validated solutions for IBM Power Systems, designed to help enterprise customers and managed services providers (MSPs) with their cloud migration and cloud-enabled b…
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Infosec products of the month: April 2022
by Helga Labus •
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Akamai, Alert Logic, Arcanna.ai, Axis Security, BigID, BreachBits, ColorTokens, Finite State, Forescout, Fortinet, Hillstone Networks, IBM, Imperva, Keysight T…
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New infosec products of the week: April 8, 2022
by Helga Labus •
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ColorTokens, Forescout, Fortinet, IBM, Imperva, Keysight Technologies, and Orca Security. IBM z16 protects data and systems against current and future threats IB…
Security Bloggers, Security Vendor News
Webinar April 27th: Solving the Incident Response Data Problem
by Cybereason Team •
When an organization is under attack, every second counts. Adversaries continue to evolve their attack tactics, techniques and procedures, which means that defenses and response actions must evolve as well. Cybereason and IBM bring to…
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IBM z16 protects data and systems against current and future threats
by Industry News •
IBM unveiled IBM z16, IBM’s next-generation system with an integrated on-chip AI accelerator—delivering latency-optimized inferencing. This innovation is designed to enable clients to analyze real-time transactions, at scale — for mission-c…
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VM-Series High-Availability — Now Supported by IBM Cloud
by Amelia Albanese •
IBM Cloud VPC now supports the industry leading Palo Alto Networks VM-Series firewall in Single availability zone, high-availability configuration.
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Security Bloggers, Security Vendor News
Cybereason and IBM: A Better Way to do Enterprise IR
by Dan Verton •
Attempts to develop robust enterprise incident response (IR) processes continue to be hampered by three main challenges: The increasing volume of cybersecurity incidents, a continued shortage of skilled cybersecurity talent, and a dizzying …
Global Security News, North America
HSBC collaborates with IBM to accelerate quantum computing readiness
by Industry News •
HSBC and IBM announced that they will work together on exploring applications for quantum computing in financial services. The new three-year collaboration is designed to bolster HSBC’s expertise in quantum computing and ensure its organizational…
Security Bloggers, Security Vendor News
Manufacturing was the top industry targeted by ransomware last year
by Graham Cluley •
Global supply chains are bearing the brunt of ransomware attacks, according to a new report that finds manufacturing was the most targeted industry during 2021. Knocking financial services and insurance off the top of the heap after a long reign, the m…
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Ransomware wreaked havoc last year, manufacturing was most targeted
by Help Net Security •
IBM Security released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index unveiling how ransomware and vulnerability exploitations together were able to “imprison” businesses in 2021 further burdening global supply chains, with manufacturing emerging as the m…
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Manufacturing was most attacked sector in Canada in 2021: IBM
by Howard Solomon •
Ransomware was the number one threat type investigated by IBM’s team, followed by business email compromise
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Coffee Briefing Feb. 15, 2022 – DMZ & Desjardins launch platform to help Canadian entrepreneurs; Telus to deliver smart city solutions; and more
by Pragya Sehgal •
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. This briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team!
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A conversation with IBM Canada president Dave McCann: It’s all about the people
by Lynn Greiner •
For IBM Canada‘s new president, Dave McCann, it’s all about the people. “I’ve always been a very people-focused leader inside the IBM company,” he said in an interview. “And there’s really two very important ingredients to our success. Number one, that’s our clients, and equally so our employees, especially with what all of our clients […]
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IBM brings Canada’s first universal quantum computer to Quebec
by Tom Li •
IBM, in partnership with the Canadian government, has chosen Quebec to house its first universal quantum system in Canada and the fourth one deployed outside of the U.S, the company announced on Feb. 3. It will be deployed at the IBM Bromont plant in Bromont, Quebec. The IBM Quantum System One will help researchers develop […]
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LG Electronics joins IBM Quantum Network to explore applications of quantum computing
by Industry News •
IBM announced that LG Electronics has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance the industry applications of quantum computing. By joining the IBM Quantum Network, IBM will provide LG Electronics access to IBM’s quantum computing systems, as well…
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HSBC partners with IBM to improve security for transactions between banks
by Industry News •
HSBC and IBM announced the successful test of an advanced token and digital wallet settlement capability encompassing direct transactions between two central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in a hybrid cloud environment. Several previous initiatives hav…
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IBM partners with Samsung to deliver vertical transistor architecture for the semiconductor industry
by Industry News •
IBM and Samsung Electronics jointly announced a breakthrough in semiconductor design utilizing a new vertical transistor architecture that demonstrates a path to scaling beyond nanosheet, and has the potential to reduce energy usage by 85 percent compa…
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IBM and Telus partner on 5G edge compute solutions
by Tom Li •
IBM and Telus are partnering to deliver new 5G and edge computing solutions across Canada. Under the partnership, IBM will bring its Cloud Satellite solutions to Telus’ 5G edge computing platform, improving customers’ access to advanced AI and data analytics capabilities. By pairing the two, the partnership will allow enterprises to automatically deploy and manage […]
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IBM acquires SXiQ to modernize applications and technology infrastructure in the cloud
by Industry News •
IBM announced the acquisition of SXiQ, an Australian digital transformation services company specializing in cloud applications, cloud platforms and cloud cybersecurity. This news further advances IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy by helping ent…
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Fraud fighters aren’t prepared for the multi-billion dollar threat of global insurance fraud
by Help Net Security •
Nearly 60% of those tasked with thwarting the multi-billion dollar threat posed by global crime rings are not yet up to the task, reports a study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, IBM and Luxoft. The study surveyed financial crimes experts, dat…
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Red Hat OpenShift Data Science enables companies to solve critical business challenges
by Industry News •
Red Hat released Red Hat OpenShift Data Science as a field trial, as well as an expanded partner ecosystem focused on this new cloud service offering. As leading artificial intelligence and machine-learning (AI/ML) partners support the service, Red Hat…
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RangeForce launches tiered offering for security teams to combat current and emerging threats
by Industry News •
RangeForce announced a new tiered offering for its cloud-based platform, built to deliver realistic, continuous skills development in alignment with an organization’s cybersecurity maturity level. The RangeForce platform equips teams to defend against …
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As technology pervades, CIOs’ influence on business strategy grows
by Help Net Security •
An IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study revealed CIOs’ influence on business strategy and operations is growing as technology pervades surveyed enterprises. When asked which other C-Suite members will be most critical over the next few ye…
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Kyndryl completes spinoff from IBM
by Lynn Greiner •
IBM’s split into two companies became final last Thursday, when its spin-off, Kyndryl, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The new company, formerly IBM‘s managed infrastructure services arm, begins life with more than US$19 billion in revenue and over 90,000 professionals serving customers in more than 60 countries. It currently serves 75 per […]
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IBM to acquire ReaQta to expand its cybersecurity threat detection and response offerings
by Industry News •
IBM Security announced an expansion of its cybersecurity threat detection and response capabilities with its plans to acquire ReaQta. ReaQta’s endpoint security solutions are designed to leverage AI to automatically identify and manage threats, w…
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Piiano raises $9M to secure and control PII with data privacy engineering for the cloud
by Industry News •
Piiano announced that it has raised a $9M seed round. The round was led by cybersecurity-focused VC YL Ventures with the participation of Jibe Ventures and founders of cybersecurity companies such as Snyk, Armis, Wiz and Aqua. Founded by security exper…
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At a time when confidence levels may be fluctuating – THINK
by Glenn Weir •
Organizations around the world did a great job of keeping things rolling after the pandemic struck back in spring 2020. However, the pandemic won’t be the last “macro” event to influence the economy. Like it nor not, change is here to stay. Rolling with whatever is to come next will require a special kind of […]
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AI-infused planning and forecasting is reshaping the way finance teams work
by Steve Proctor •
In 2017, The Economist published a story titled, The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data. Four years later, “data is the new oil” is a common business catchphrase. But today many companies are struggling to effectively use the data they’ve collected. At a recent roundtable, Jim Collins, an IBM AI strategy executive […]
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