Expert commentary on critical cybersecurity issues. Claudiu Popa brings you the latest, most important discussions.
Have you ever come across a site that takes great pains to tell you exactly the kind of password you should be using, with what seems to be a potpourri of creative ideas for arriving at a string of characters guaranteed to be impossible to memorize? This is not a
The new role of Big Tech has created the urgent need for ethical companies to take a clear stand In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the Palantir refers to 7 magical, indestructible "seeing stones" used to watch events in other
Despite the natural impulse to treat them as a lost cause, there's still a lot we can do to limit, reduce, or even prevent the damage. When a university gets breached in Canada, I (and just about any other Canadian who has been paying attention) can usually predict
As we saw last year by simply perusing headlines, fraud in Canada is no longer a sideshow, it’s a full-blown epidemic. As I discussed on BNN Bloomberg’s Trading Day , financial cybercrime in Canada is growing faster than in the U.S. and Europe, the statistics
Way back at the turn of the century, Microsoft’s “10 Immutable Laws of IT Security” became a cornerstone of cybersecurity education, at least for nerds. The list included such zingers as: " If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your computer,
Over the past few months, we’ve witnessed two major cybersecurity incidents: first at CDK Global , and more recently, at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) . Close inspection reveals something critical: cyberattacks are no longer limited to stolen passwords or locked-up files, particularly in industrial and manufacturing settings. Because they
When your data leaks through the fingers of companies that should have known better, they send letters. Not alerts - those come later - but letters. That's because by law, they have to. They also have to be clear, helpful and transparent, but not all companies read the legislative fine
Canada’s Children’s Privacy Code aims to protect kids online. Claudiu Popa explores its promise—and pitfalls—for regulators, families, and schools.
Instead of exhibiting AI Bias, Google's latest tools demonstrate brutal honesty when asked about their military weaponization against people.
Modern cars promise safety but double as surveillance tools, collecting and sharing vast amounts of data. Has 'convenience' become synonymous with 'surveillance'?
The access we grant to technology gives it unprecedented influence on our work and personal lives. Should we tolerate the normalization of data-driven business models?
We’re living in an era of technological wonder, where AI can write your emails, cryptocurrency can fuel entire economies, and quantum computing is set to rewrite what we thought was possible. But at what cost?
Every year, pundits, experts and marketers take a crack at creating forecasts that leverage fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) to get attention and exposure.
The LifeLabs breach, one of Canada's largest data breaches, offers a cautionary tale of the harm caused by delaying transparency and accountability.
As we remain fascinated at the breakneck evolution of AI and its uses in business, it is easy to fall prey to various cognitive biases during the decision cycle. Claudiu Popa reveals a few ways to cut through the mysticism around AI.