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Canada's IT Security Conference

Mar 13, 2020

The situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to develop quickly. In the 24 hours preceding this post we’ve seen travel from the United States to mainland Europe discontinued. Schools in the Toronto area are not returning until…

Feb 10, 2020

If you've delved into cloud technologies at all, you've probably run across the concept of containers. They promise to streamline your software developments, but they come with their own dark lining. This week, Palo Alto…

Jan 20, 2020

With less than a year to go until America chooses its next president, its election security needs some work. Last week, Mick Baccio, the CISO for democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg, quit the campaign. He cited…

Jan 14, 2020

[caption id="attachment_14399" align="alignleft" width="1140"] Courtesy kaet44 on Flickr[/caption] A proposal that makes it easier to submit bug reports is close to getting the final stamp of approval - but even when it does, there's still…

Oct 30, 2019

At SecTor 2019 we ran another exciting Capture the Flag (CTF) contest with something for everyone, from novices to experts alike. With a special thanks to Dolos Group for setting up and running the CTF,…

Oct 09, 2019

When we founded SecTor, we did it because we were regular attendees of Black Hat, Defcon and several other US based events and we were frustrated that Canada had nothing of the sort. We started…

Sep 20, 2019

When it comes to cybersecurity conferences, DEF CON is one of the most daunting. It's huge, busy, and filled with experts, many of whom already know each other. So when Laylee Olsen ventured there for…

Sep 03, 2019

If you feel powerless to protect your data—and other peoples’—against an onslaught of cyberattacks, you’re not alone. In March, Cisco’s 2019 CISO Benchmark Study surveyed 3,259 IT security pros around the world. It found that…