Multinational technology company Thales and global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications TT Electronics have announced a partnership to enable the development of operational technology cybersecurity initiatives and research. These programs will be delivered out of the National Digital Exploitation Center (NDEC) in South Wales, which offers cyber-skills and knowledge to the region. The partnership brings together Thales’ expertise in securing critical systems with TT Electronics’ innovative approach to electronics manufacturing for high-reliability…

More COVID scams, reporter tricked by phony Harvard job offer, and Uber wins and Twitter loses in Canadian courts. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday January 18th. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. To hear the podcast click on the arrow below: More COVID-19 related scams pop up every day. But not all of them directly involve the vaccine or health products. Cybersecurity provider Proofpoint has collected a few of the…

We’re not going to lie: implementing an ISO 27001-compliant ISMS (information security management system) can be a challenge. But as the saying goes, nothing worth having comes easy, and ISO 27001 is definitely worth having. If you’re just getting started with ISO 27001, we’ve compiled this 9 step implementation checklist to help you along the way. Step 1: Assemble an implementation team Your first task is to appoint a project leader to oversee the implementation…