••• CYBER / SCIENCE / SURVEILLANCE

Unlocking business value of data analysis

Data analysis techniques are critical in maximizing opportunities and strengthening the business case for a data analysis strategy, yet Accenture reports that only 32% of companies can currently extract business value from their data. This report defines different categories of data analysis, then examines quantitative, qualitative and statistical data analysis techniques, and wraps up with advice on how to unlock the business value of such techniques. [node:read-more:link]

Critical vulnerability blowing up the internet

With cybersecurity experts saying "the internet’s on fire", the federal government is warning all organizations to be on guard against a “critical internet vulnerability” that could be exploited by organized crime. A number of government departments took some services offline over the weekend to assess the threat posed by software used by an estimated two-thirds of web servers worldwide. [node:read-more:link]

Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity opens at UNB

The Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity, an innovative hub for research, training and industry collaboration, opened at the University of New Brunswick today with the announcement of more than $4.5 million in funding and the establishment of a research partnership with a global technology firm. [node:read-more:link]

Homeland Security in the Digital Age

Cyber crime is an asymmetrical threat that requires defenders to have the right tools and a greater ability to collaborate across traditional boundaries. [node:read-more:link]

Canada consulting ‘security experts’ on 5G: Trudeau

At a town hall in New Brunswick last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is relying on “national security experts” as it weighs any potential security concerns associated with 5G wireless technology. [node:read-more:link]

Making the Case for a Canadian Border Patrol

In today's heightened security world, Canada has not deployed some kind of mobile patrol capable of interdicting cross border illegal activity. [node:read-more:link]

Cyber Security: An Expert Opinion

Internationally respected Computer Engineer, Dr Amoroso presents a clear picture of cyber vulnerability and what he describes as our patchwork and ineffective reaction to it. [node:read-more:link]

Border Security

A Sine Qua Non of our Mutual Economic Confidence [node:read-more:link]

Reflections of a Neophyte on Cyber Security

The usual industry trick, which is to scare the customer, define the problem and sell your product to avoid it, and, eventually, improve upon this protection with even more costly technical fixes. [node:read-more:link]

From "What" to "What's"

Focus resources to rise to the occasion before the occasion arises. [node:read-more:link]

Cyber Security Issues are Here and Now

With the assistance of some friends and working associates, we have assembled a collection of international and domestic experts with first hand operational experience in the full spectrum of cyber security issues. And what a spectrum it is. [node:read-more:link]