Hot Topics

Latest Story

Nearly 70% of Canadian businesses hit by cyber attacks, says year-long survey

Over a one-year period, 69 per cent of Canadian businesses said they experienced some type of cyber attack, ranging from malware and computer viruses to phishing and "social engineering" attacks, a new survey has found.

WATCH:CTV News Channel: Tech with Todd

WATCH:CTV News Channel: Toews addresses cyber security

All Related Stories

Cyberattack suspect reportedly had bunker in Spain

A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in Internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of hacking into networks anywhere in the country, officials said Sunday.
Dutch suspect arrested over major cyberattack used well-equipped 'bunker' and van

A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in Internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of hacking into networks anywhere in the country, officials said Sunday.
Intelligence chief says cyberterror, al Qaeda top threats to U.S. security

The top U.S. intelligence official says cyberterrorism is the leading worldwide threat to U.S. security.
Cyberattack strikes Dutch banks' online services

Dutch banks say a cyberattack has affected their online services, but did not breach the security of customers' accounts.
Slow Internet? Ongoing attack on web watchdog rippling out online

A record-breaking cyberattack targeting an anti-spam watchdog group has sent ripples of disruption coursing across the Web, experts said Wednesday.
North Korea defector sites, groups report cyber attacks

Websites and organizations run by North Korean defectors in South Korea say they have suffered cyber attacks, one week after computer systems at some South Korean banks and TV networks were widely disrupted.
Cyber security to be focus of next NATO meeting

With cyberthreats escalating, the next meeting of NATO defense ministers will include a major focus on cybersecurity, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said.
U.S. lawmakers roll out cyber plan, say threat is escalating

Warning that American companies are the target of intensive cyber espionage campaign, U.S. President Barack Obama's top security officials on Wednesday said they are struggling to defend the nation from attacks on its most crucial private computer networks and called on Congress to pass legislation that would close regulatory gaps.
Apple blocks Java on Macs due to vulnerabilities

Some Mac users were taken by surprise Thursday as their computers stopped running programs written using the Java programming language after Apple blocked Java due to security problems.
Oracle releases patch for Java flaw that raised U.S. Homeland Security alarm

Oracle Corp. said Monday it has released a fix for the flaw in its Java software that raised an alarm from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week.