By Robin Dishon, Senior Writer, ESET What is a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack? Here’s how it works, and what you can do to keep your devices from being hijacked by a botnet. Friday’s massive DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks on major providers of the...
By Darryl Hol, CBC News Posted: Oct 19, 2016 4:33 PM ET Researchers have found that people who suffer from migraines have more of the bacteria that breaks down nitrates found in certain foods. People who suffer from migraines have long complained that certain foods trigger the severe...
ICW Elite 5220 Easy-to-Cable-Manage Monitor Mount This video is a detailed demonstration of how ICW’s re-designed Elite 5220 monitor mounting arm is assembled. It also provides a good overview of the quality of the build and explains the product better than a photo or line drawing....
‘A professional anesthesiologist has only one responsibility … you look after that patient’ Alexandra Zabjek, with CBC News Edmonton posted an article on October 24, 2016, reporting on the tragic case of a little girl who suffered brain injury during a dental procedure in Edmonton, and...
In Shelburne, the Wansbrough family is trying to set things right, but finding there’s no easy way. All wish to honour Brigadier General, and local dentist, Elgin McKinnon Wansbrough, but they can’t agree on a solution. Brigadier General Elgin McKinnon Wansbrough served in both World Wars...
The Mossack Fonseca data breach, more commonly known as the Panama Papers breach, is one the largest and most damaging data breaches in history. It is still the largest data breach which resulted in data delivered to journalists to date. The "Panama Papers" involve 11.5...
REUTERS/Kacper Pempel By Caroline Humer and Jim Finkle | NEW YORK/BOSTON Your medical information is worth 10 times more than your credit card number on the black market. Last month, the FBI warned healthcare providers to guard against cyber attacks after one of the largest U.S. hospital operators,...
Twitter, Spotify and Reddit, and a huge swath of other websites were down or screwed up this morning. This was happening as hackers unleashed a large distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the servers of Dyn, a major DNS host. It’s probably safe to...
Dozens of the nation’s most popular websites — including Twitter, PayPal, Airbnb , Netflix, Reddit and Spotify — were disrupted Friday by a major cyber attack that exposed the fragile nature of the Internet. <<Read the Article Here>> Source: Who launched cyber attack that hit Twitter, Paypal, HBO? – The San Diego Union-Tribune More...
Ryerson University Executive Director Ann Cavoukian, previously Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner, has launched the International Council on Global Privacy and Security, by Design. The mission, according to a press release, “is to dispel the commonly held view that organizations must choose between privacy and public safety...
Mobile tablets, commonplace in many aspects of clinical practice in health care settings, have arrived in the dental industry with the introduction of the 3M™ Mobile True Definition Scanner, a one-of-a-kind tablet-based intraoral scanner that fits in your hand. <Read the Press Release Here> Source: 3M Launches...
Josh Hallquist uses skills learned during his time at Tyler School of Art for dentistry. <Read the Article Here at The Temple News> Source: Tyler and Temple dentistry school create partnership – The Temple News Related Reading When art and dentistry collide | Temple Now NASA technology used in Digital...
Thornhill dentist, Dr. Alex Toivis, was attacked, but little more is known, so far. <Read what information there is at yorkregion.com> Source: Thornhill dentist ‘fine now’ after being attacked with knife Related Reading CBC News: Is it safe to go to my dentist? Your COVID-19 questions answered Wireless Medical Device...
The hackers who stole the data of hundreds of millions of Yahoo users two years ago were two cybercriminal gangs, InfoArmor reported. That finding contradicts the notion that state-sponsored actors were behind the attack, which Yahoo suggested when it disclosed the breach. Further, the number...
A class-action lawsuit against three of the dental industry’s biggest companies will be allowed to proceed after a U.S. District Court judge refused to dismiss the proposed litigation, according to multiple reports. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan ruled on September 28 that a class-action lawsuit...
