cybersecurity
In Canada, Chinese companies find resistance—but also willing consumers
Even as the vast majority of Canadians are concerned about Chinese companies operating in Canada, many consumers happily embrace them
The world needs a digital Geneva Convention to fight cyber attacks
Scott Gilmore: The damage from cyberattacks is real, and the threat risks escalating into lethal conflicts
How a simple Internet failure could bring a city to its knees–or far worse
The next ‘big one’: not an earthquake, but a collapse of the digital network that’s become central to our lives
Fighting cybercrime
As the U.S. attempts to bolster its cybersecurity legislation, will Canada be called on to take part?
Scary hacker thing happens for some reason!
So much breathless and uncritical coverage of…what happened again?
Do hackers need to just grow up?
Aaron Crayford was a high school hacker who attacked the Pentagon’s computers, got caught by the FBI, and wasn’t allowed to touch a computer for a decade. His digital exile ended a few years ago, and now he makes a chat app called Mighty. Last week he offered some advice on TechCrunch to the new generation of hackers, those high-profile no-goodniks of Anonymous and LulzSec. His message: don’t hack ’em, join ’em. In his words: