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Getting minimum viable business back up and running
John Dewar, General Manager of Enterprise Technology Solutions at NEC XON. As the costs of downtime soar, it is crucial for organisations to have the ability to get business back up and running in a matter of minutes or seconds. However…
Wrapping passports in foil to stop hackers: new travel trend goes viral
An unusual travel trend is attracting attention on platforms such as TikTok and Reddit as well as in travel forums: holidaymakers are wrapping their passports in aluminium foil in an effort to protect themselves from digital data theft. The idea is…
TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. - NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2026 /CNW/ -- Toromont Industries Ltd. ('Toromont' or the 'Company'), (TSX: TIH) announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the 'TSX') has accepted the notice filed by the Company of its intention to make a normal course…
5N+ to Expand St. George, Utah Production Facility by 50% to Support Future Growth
MONTREAL, Sept. 22, 2026 /CNW/ -- 5N Plus Inc. (TSX: VNP) ('5N+' or 'the Company'), a leading global producer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials, today announced plans to expand its St. George, Utah facility by approximately 50%.
Microsoft starts a new round of job cuts and the next phase of its Xbox 'reset.' Read the memo.
Microsoft began a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, affecting around 500 employees, primarily in its Xbox gaming division, and a small number of roles in other units like cloud + AI. The latest cuts follow layoffs in July, when Microsoft said it…
Rent A Garba Partner Trend Sparks Cyber Probe, Identity Debate Ahead Of Navratri 2026 | Dynamite News
Post Published By: Rishira Jain Updated: 22 September 2026, 3:14 PM IST Ahmedabad: A new social media trend offering 'Rent A Garba Partner' services before Navratri 2026 has caught widespread attention across Gujarat and Maharashtra, prompting the…
Cyera Raises $400 Million at $12+ Billion Valuation
Data security company Cyera has received an additional $400 million in funding, bringing the company's valuation to more than $12 billion. The new investment came from Goldman Sachs Alternatives as an extension of the Series G funding round…
ATB Cormark Capital Markets Hosts 2026 Energy Fall Investor Conference in New York City
CALGARY, AB, Sept. 22, 2026 /CNW/ -- ATB Cormark Capital Markets, leading North American investment firm and the capital markets arm of ATB Financial, hosted its Fall 2026 Energy Institutional Investor Conference in New York City on September 10…
BigCommerce Data Stolen via Ribon Apps Hack
Enterprise eCommerce platform BigCommerce fell victim to a supply chain attack that led to customer data theft. BigCommerce is a SaaS provider that enables merchants to build and manage online stores. It hosts the stores, provides backend tools…
Recent ZyXEL Switch Vulnerability Exploited by Chinese Hackers
A Chinese threat actor has been targeting vulnerable ZyXEL GS1900 switches worldwide for sensitive information exfiltration, threat intelligence firm GreyNoise warns. Tracked as CVE-2026-7273 (CVSS score of 8.8), the security defect is described as…
Nightmare Eclipse Drops New Microsoft Defender Exploit After Revealing Identity
The researcher known online as Nightmare Eclipse, who has spent months publishing a rapid string of Windows and Microsoft Defender proof-of-concept exploits, has revealed his identity and released another Defender exploit. Posting under the name…
Only 13% of OT Network Segments Are Fully Isolated: Analysis
Most organizations running operational technology (OT) or connected medical devices do not keep those systems on their own dedicated network segments, according to new research from Forescout's Vedere Labs. The cybersecurity firm's researchers…
Malicious B-tree NPM Package Accumulates Millions of Downloads
The NPM ecosystem has suffered another supply chain attack in which a malicious package has accumulated millions of downloads, Checkmarx reports. Still ongoing, the campaign has managed to bypass NPM's recent protections by hiding a malicious…
WordPress Patches 'Click2Shell' Vulnerability
WordPress last week released patches for 11 vulnerabilities, including a flaw that could potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE). Dubbed Click2Shell, the flaw does not have a CVE identifier yet. In its advisory, WordPress explains that it…
Toyota Financial security officer pushes back on bad code
In this installment of IT Leaders Fast-5 — InformationWeek's column for IT professionals to gain peer insights — Lovelie Moore, business information security officer (BISO) at Toyota Financial Services, explains how to push back when…
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