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The fast (network) and the furious (rate of security attacks)

By Brian Bloom / February 10, 2014

A Gartner analyst warns that companies are facing a dilemma in conducting thorough inspections while ensuring traffic can flow freely

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What CIOs tell Allstream’s vice-president of IT

By Brian Bloom / January 13, 2014

Gary Davenport appears on the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance’s TechNow Web TV program to discuss his experience leading the CIO Association of Canada

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Bloggers / Unified Communications /

Three ways to describe retail’s best online customers

By Brian Bloom / December 19, 2013

Tags: Forrester Research, mobility, omni-channel, retail

An analyst firm has created a formula for measuring how ready merchants are to serve the needs of empowered consumers. A look at the impact of mobile, social and the cloud

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Financial Services / Security /

How voice and video will keep omni-channel banking secure

By Brian Bloom / December 12, 2013

Tags: banking, biometrics, financial services, IT security, Video, voice print

Authentication for banking transactions has become more complex due to increased risk, but the must be taken off the user. Biometrics could be the answer

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Retail / Unified Communications /

The transparency (and scrutiny) omni-channel shopping is putting on retailers

By Brian Bloom / November 25, 2013

The vice-president of IT for Tommy Bahama appears at a Cisco event to discuss how his firm has evolved from relying on contact centres to engage with customers to a wide variety of touchpoints

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Financial Services / IT Management /

The vendor tension that’s keeping banks off cloud computing

By Brian Bloom / November 19, 2013

Banks see value in mobile, social and analytics, according to recent research from IDC, but security fears and technical debt are keeping them hunkered down

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Oil and Gas / Security /

Where network security careers could thrive

By Brian Bloom / November 7, 2013

Tags: Booze Allen Hamilton, Financial Post, network architects, network careers, network security, oil and gas

Alberta’s oil and gas sector is clamouring for talented network architects and IT professionals who can keep their data safe. Is this Canada’s next Silicon Valley?

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Financial Services / Security /

Why endpoint security in banking has only just begun

By Brian Bloom / October 24, 2013

Tags: banks, endpoint security, Info-Tech Research Group, ING Direct Canada, IT security, two-factor authentication

The CIO of ING Direct Canada and Info-Tech Research discuss the limits of two-factor authentication and why the Internet remains an area of risk for financial institutions

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Bloggers / Security /

The DDoS protection you’re legally entitled to expect

By Brian Bloom / September 24, 2013

Tags: DDoS @en, IT security, managed services, security provider, Torys LLP

A lawyer with Torys LLP discusses what IT security contracts tend to spell out — and what may be missing. The difference between the two could be critical

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Bloggers / Security /

Canadian takeaways from the oil and gas DDoS attack that bombed

By Brian Bloom / September 16, 2013

Tags: #OpPetrol, Anonymous, DDoS attacks, DDoS protection, oil and gas sector

Deloitte analysts say awareness of IT security threats varies considerably among Canadian energy companies

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Bloggers / IT Management /

Where Canada’s banks rank on the IT maturity curve

By Brian Bloom / August 29, 2013

Tags: Canadian banks, Canadian financial services, IT spending forecast, TBR, Technology Business Research

A study by Technology Business Research highlights the differences between Canadian and U.S. banks when it comes to investing in IT as a business driver

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Bloggers / Security /

DDoS made easy: Why amateur attackers are becoming a major threat

By Brian Bloom / August 8, 2013

Tags: Arbor Networks, Canadian financial services, DDoS @en, IT security, script kiddies

The proliferation of information and tools to conduct DDoS attacks is accelerating on the Internet, giving inexperienced hackers the power to knock off your network

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Bloggers / Security /

The DDoS mitigation mistake that could leave you open to attack

By Brian Bloom / July 25, 2013

Tags: DDoS @en, DDoS attacks, DDoS protection, Featured, Info-Tech Research Group, stateless vs. stateful

An Info-Tech Research analyst explains how to properly configure your IT security system for maximum results. Start by understanding the difference between “stateless” and “stateful”

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Oil and Gas / IT Management /

The oil and gas IT project journey: From orbit back down to Earth

By Brian Bloom / July 16, 2013

Tags: Featured

Fibre, satellite and cable networks all play a role in helping energy firms develop new sites. Analysts at NSR explain what the future holds

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Oil and Gas / Unified Communications /

The digital pipelines oil and gas firms need to build

By Brian Bloom / July 9, 2013

Tags: and in many cases, CCTV, digital wireless, Featured, fibre connectivity Cisco, M2M, microwave radio, oil and gas industry, satellites, Video

Video and M2M are offering energy firms the constant monitoring they need across disparate locations, but there are challenges. Cisco and analysts from NSR discuss the options

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Bloggers / Security /

The high-tech crime police can’t fight on their own

By Brian Bloom / June 25, 2013

Tags: cybercrime, cybersecurity, DDoS attacks, Featured, Featured article, hackers, high-tech crimes, IT security, Ottawa Police

A sergeant with Ottawa’s high-tech crimes unit explains the limits of what law enforcement officials can do to contend with IT security issues, and why DDoS attackers won’t give up easily

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Bloggers / Security /

When did Canada become a welcome mat for cybercriminals?

By Brian Bloom / June 12, 2013

Tags: DDoS attacks, Featured, malware, SC Congress Toronto 2013, Scotiabank, Websense Canadian Cybercrime Report Card

The director of technical security services at Scotiabank and others discuss recent research findings at SC Congress Toronto 2013.

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Spend only what you need on collaboration, as you need it

By Brian Bloom / June 3, 2013

Tags: HC

RADIO RECAP: 570 News interviews Dax Nair about the rise of cloud-based unified communications and how companies are preparing for it.

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Bloggers / Security /

It’s not the dose that make DDoS attacks poisonous

By Brian Bloom / May 27, 2013

A recent spike in bandwidth-draining cyber-attacks is getting a lot of media attention, and taking the focus away from smaller but equally dangerous security threats. They shouldn’t

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Government and Public Sector / Security /

The Canadian government’s DDoS defence tactics explained

By Brian Bloom / May 13, 2013

Tags: botnets, DDoS @en, Featured, government, public sector IT security

We haven’t experienced the kind of outages and downtime in the public sector that have plagued the U.S. An analyst with Info-Tech Research draws some conclusions as to why

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Events / Managed Services /

Five tough questions to ask your network service provider

By Brian Bloom / May 7, 2013

RADIO RECAP Allstream director of customer experience Angie Specic tells 570News listeners how companies can make sure their provider is giving them back for their buck

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Government and Public Sector / Security /

The real risk that threatens public sector IT security

By Brian Bloom / April 25, 2013

Tags: botnets, Cloud Security Alliance, DDoS attacks, Featured, IT security, managed services, security-as-a-service

Government IT leaders in Canada must realize they can’t fend off everything on their own, but they also need to spell out how transparent they want providers to be

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Bloggers / Big Data /

Budget for big data by ‘timesharing’ a data scientist

By Brian Bloom / April 15, 2013

Tags: big data, CIPS, data scientist, Deloitte, Featured, insights-as-a-service, open data, Predictive Analytics World

It’s becoming more affordable for firms of almost any size to get access to big data tools via a sort of “insights as a service” model. But has the democratization of data truly arrived?

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Bloggers / SIP Trunking /

You can do better than force customers to leave voicemail

By Brian Bloom / April 8, 2013

Tags: 570News, Allstream, Featured, IP networking, SIP Trunking, unified communications

RADIO RECAP Allstream’s director of product management, marketing and strategy talks to 570News about why SIP offers a simple, elegant solution to unified communications

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Bloggers / Cloud / Unified Communications /

Collaboration puts consumers in charge. Get over it.

By Brian Bloom / March 26, 2013

Tags: cloud computing, Featured, Gartner, Nexus of forces

A Gartner Webinar about the “Nexus era of IT” looks at how personal technologies are creating new expectations in IT departments, and how they’ll need to adapt.

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The fast (network) and the furious (rate of security attacks)

What CIOs tell Allstream’s vice-president of IT

Three ways to describe retail’s best online customers

How voice and video will keep omni-channel banking secure

The transparency (and scrutiny) omni-channel shopping is putting on retailers

The vendor tension that’s keeping banks off cloud computing

Where network security careers could thrive

Why endpoint security in banking has only just begun

The DDoS protection you’re legally entitled to expect

Canadian takeaways from the oil and gas DDoS attack that bombed

Where Canada’s banks rank on the IT maturity curve

DDoS made easy: Why amateur attackers are becoming a major threat

The DDoS mitigation mistake that could leave you open to attack

The oil and gas IT project journey: From orbit back down to Earth

The digital pipelines oil and gas firms need to build

The high-tech crime police can’t fight on their own

When did Canada become a welcome mat for cybercriminals?

Spend only what you need on collaboration, as you need it

It’s not the dose that make DDoS attacks poisonous

The Canadian government’s DDoS defence tactics explained

Five tough questions to ask your network service provider

Budget for big data by ‘timesharing’ a data scientist

You can do better than force customers to leave voicemail

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