Verisign domains slip in US markets, but still sees revenue boost
Domain Name News is reporting that despite a downturn in the number of domain names registered in the last quarter, Verisign reported 3.8% year on…
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London Drugs Hit By Cyberattack
CBC News is reporting that drugstore chain London Drugs is shuttering all locations in the wake of a cyberattack. In a statement released to the…
CIRA’s offering up to $100K for community-led net projects
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced on February 29th that its Net Good grants are now available with over $1M CAD in available funding.…
Toronto Library partially restored
In the wake of a ransomware attack that occurred in late October of last year, the Toronto Public Library has restored some of its systems…
Toronto Zoo incurs cyberattack
The Toronto Zoo released a statement in a news release Monday that they’ve experienced a ransomware attack. CBC reports that the Zoo made the announcement…
ICANN Launches Whois lookup service
Brian Krebs is reporting on his blog that the long-awaited Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) has been launched. At the end of November, ICANN launched…
National cybersecurity education needed: educator
A Fergus high school teacher is making a push to have a national program instituted on the topic of cybersecurity in Canada’s schools. Timothy King,…
Small businesses often ignorant of cybersecurity risks: survey
A recent survey by the Insurance Bureau of Canada finds that small businesses need to assess their cybersecurity risks, CTV reports. “IBM showed that Canada…
SquareSpace completes acquisition of Google Domains
9to5Google.com is reporting that Google Domains has completed its sale to SquareSpace. Google’s domain interest, founded in 2014, quietly issued its last domain on September…
Google selling registrar to SquareSpace
Matt Binder at Mashable is reporting that Google is in the process of selling their domain registrar to SquareSpace. The move comes as a surprise…