It seems like once a week there is a new headline about a data breach where a wealth of consumers’ information is compromised. A major one this past summer surprised Canadians when hackers accessed about 80,000 patient records in a database belonging to a healthcare provider and held them ransom. The company, CarePartners, offers care […]
Back in the spring, two Canadian financial institutions reported their customers’ information was compromised: CIBC-owned Simplii Financial and BMO. It’s another in an ongoing list of banks, institutions, and companies that have suffered major data breaches committed by hackers. This incidence came with a random note demanding 1-million to be paid by the institutions. The […]
The breakneck pace of technology advancements, lower prices, and certain devices and practices becoming obsolete – like storage and software moving to the cloud – has increased the amount of e-waste production around the world. We tend to get tired of our phones, laptops, and tablets quickly, and our appetite for the newest gadget is […]
