SecurityBrief Canada - Technology news for CISOs & cybersecurity decision-makers

About Mark

Mark Tarre mugshot photo
Mark Tarre
News Chief
Mark Tarre is an editor and journalist with experience across newsroom, public relations, and digital publishing. He has worked across different organisations on editorial and content-led projects. He holds a journalism degree.

Stories by Mark - Page 19

Human robot handshake over verified shield secure ai identity link

Sumsub unveils AI tool tying agents to human users

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
#
digital transformation
#
fintech
#
risk & compliance
Sumsub launches AI Agent Verification to link automated activity to verified humans, tackling rising AI-driven fraud without blocking bots.
It admin managing multiple usb security keys modern office

Yubico adds self-service portal for YubiKey at scale

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
#
digital transformation
#
mfa
#
iam
Yubico adds self-service YubiKey ordering and a revamped customer portal to ease large-scale, phishing-resistant passkey deployments.
Nancy smith

Analytic Partners named Forrester Wave Leader for 2026

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
#
cx
#
martech
#
partner programmes
Analytic Partners named a Leader in Forrester's 2026 marketing measurement Wave after topping current offering and scoring highly on strategy.
Isometric it support room quebec remote work canada map scene

Devolutions backs ControlR with Remote Desktop tie-up

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
#
pam
#
risk & compliance
#
open source
Devolutions signs two-year ControlR sponsorship and plans native Remote Desktop Manager integration to deepen remote assistance tools.
Canadian office meeting room video conference skyline flag

SFM to distribute DTEN collaboration range in Canada

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
#
uc
#
digital signage
#
partner programmes
SFM wins exclusive Canada-wide distribution for DTEN collaboration hardware, targeting booming hybrid work and AV-IT meeting room demand.
Cybersecurity ops room analyst monitoring ai threat map alerts

AI security drives demand for faster pentesting models

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
#
devops
#
digital transformation
#
cloud security
AI security fears and rapid release cycles are pushing firms to demand faster, deeper pentesting - and many are ready to ditch existing vendors.
Canadian japanese naval ships indo pacific sunset joint allied presence

Canada & Japan seal pact on defence tech transfers

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
#
physical security
#
supply chain
#
cybersecurity
Canada and Japan sign pact easing defence tech and equipment transfers, deepening Indo-Pacific security and industrial cooperation.
Trilliantbooth

Trilliant to showcase AI grid-edge tech at DISTRIBUTECH

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
#
smart cities
#
data analytics
#
edge computing
Trilliant will unveil AI-driven grid-edge intelligence and AMI innovations as sponsor, speaker and exhibitor at DISTRIBUTECH 2026.
Developer workstation firewall shield blocking malicious code art

Veracode boosts package firewall to block malicious code

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
devops
#
cloud security
#
application security
Veracode upgrades its Package Firewall and testing tools to block malicious software packages before they enter development pipelines.
Smartphone shield person nodes secure age verification privacy

Incode joins OpenAge drive for interoperable age checks

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
data protection
#
app store
#
online safety
Incode has joined the OpenAge Initiative, bolstering a push for interoperable, privacy-preserving age checks across online services.
Shadowy hacker at multiple monitors faces fingerprints binary

AI crime matures as jailbreak, malware & deepfakes grow

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
malware
#
socs
#
physical security
AI crime is shifting from experiments to a stable industry, with jailbreak services, adaptive malware and deepfake fraud becoming routine.
Human designer and ai creating trustworthy portrait ad scene

Study finds AI ads rival humans when visuals build trust

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
devops
#
martech
#
apm
AI-made ads can now rival human creative, with trust-building visuals such as clear faces lifting click-through rates in large-scale study.
Smart home night shield blocks botnet global network takedown

Google disrupts IPIDEA's global hijacked device network

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
malware
#
firewalls
#
data protection
Google has dismantled IPIDEA's vast residential proxy network, which hijacked millions of consumer devices for global cyber operations.
Cloud video surveillance ops room ai analysis data privacy

Brivo unveils 2026 cloud video surveillance trends report

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
data protection
#
digital transformation
#
encryption
Brivo's 2026 cloud video trends report predicts AI-by-default surveillance, stricter privacy rules and a tipping point for enterprise cloud.
Office staff cat ai unmanaged laptop security analyst red alerts

Shadow AI assistant Clawdbot raises workplace risks

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
uc
#
firewalls
#
data protection
Shadow AI tool Clawdbot quietly spreads across workplaces, alarming security teams as staff grant it broad access on unmanaged devices.
Ai security operations center cloud saas onprem cyber risk map

Tenable unveils AI Exposure for unified cyber risk view

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
hybrid cloud
#
digital transformation
#
cloud security
Tenable launches Tenable One AI Exposure to map, govern and cut AI-driven cyber risk across cloud, SaaS and on-premises systems.
P2  1

OpenAI launches Prism, free AI-native LaTeX workspace

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
saas
#
martech
#
personalisation
OpenAI has unveiled Prism, a free AI-native LaTeX workspace that embeds GPT-5.2 to unify scientific drafting, collaboration and publication.
Digital identity lock key silhouette ai cybersecurity shield

Netwrix warns identity will anchor future AI security

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
data protection
#
encryption
#
pam
Identity systems will become the linchpin of AI-era cyber defence as misconfigured automation opens new paths to sensitive data, Netwrix warns.
1767992123766

SFU & Caseway use AI to make court decisions searchable

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
llms
#
ai
#
legaltech
Simon Fraser University and Caseway are building AI-ready court decision indexes to test if better legal search helps self-represented people.
Telus style canadian call centre ai enabled agents flat illustration

TELUS, RingCentral boost Business Connect with AI tools

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
#
uc
#
cx
#
martech
TELUS and RingCentral will infuse Business Connect with AI assistants, receptionists and insights tools, rolling out to users in early 2026.