Category Archives: Hardware
Key enterprises could face penalties under federal bill to bolster cybersecurity
OTTAWA — Key enterprises in the banking and telecommunications industries would be among those required to bolster cybersecurity and report digital attacks — or possibly face penalties — under a federal bill introduced Tuesday. The legislation is inten...
Canada banning China’s Huawei Technologies, ZTE from 5G telecom networks
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE from Canada's long-awaited blueprint for next-generation mobile networks. "Telecommunication companies in Canada will not be permitted to include in their networks p...
Parts of National Research Council website down due to unspecified ‘cyber incident’
OTTAWA — The National Research Council took down parts of its website after it was hit with a "cyber incident." A brief statement on the council's main webpage Monday did not specify what kind of incident occurred or which applications had
Security committee finds gaps in federal cyberdefences that place vital data at risk
OTTAWA — The committee of MPs and senators that oversees federal security policy has uncovered gaps in Canada's cyberdefences that could leave many agencies vulnerable to state-sponsored hackers from countries like China and Russia. In a new report, th...
Federal government investigating cyberattack amid tensions with Russia
OTTAWA — Federal cybersecurity agencies confirmed Monday a recent cyberattack against Global Affairs Canada amid escalating tensions over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. The federal government is not saying who it suspects was behind the Jan. ...
Canada announces grants to help companies use satellite data
The federal government has announced $8 million in grants to help companies take advantage of Canadian satellite data. At the same time, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne announced a nearly 20-fold increase in th...
Chinese envoy urges Canada to approve Huawei for 5G, says concerns are U.S. ploy
OTTAWA — Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu is calling on the federal government to ignore "invented" warnings from the U.S. about the threat posed by Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Canada remains the only member of the so-called Five Eyes intellig...
Chinese envoy urges Canada to approve Huawei for 5G, says concerns are U.S. ploy
OTTAWA — China’s ambassador to Canada is calling on the federal government to ignore “invented” warnings from the United States about Huawei and allow the Chinese telecom giant’s participation in this country’s 5G networks. Ambassador Cong Peiwu made t...
Canada has no choice but to bar Huawei from 5G mobile networks, security experts say
OTTAWA — As the Liberal government prepares to unfurl its policy on next-generation mobile networks, global security experts say all signs point to the exclusion of Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies from the long-awaited blueprint. The development of ...
Ottawa investing $1.44B in Telesat to help improve rural and remote internet access
OTTAWA — The federal government has signed a deal to invest $1.44 billion in Telesat's advanced low Earth orbit satellite constellation, Telesat Lightspeed. The government says the technology will help provide high-speed internet access in rural and r...