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CISA KEV · · Critical severity
EG Secure Solutions SiteGuard Server Edition OS Command Injection Vulnerability. EG Secure Solutions SiteGuard Server Edition contains an OS command injection vulnerability which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands...
News – MeriTalk ·
Google Public Sector launched Gemini for Government Services on Oct. 20, introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to help federal, state, and local agencies automate administrative tasks, navigate regulatory...
BetaKit ·
The University of Alberta (U of A) is enlisting the help of a US venture capital firm to guide its staff in moving deep tech research from the lab to the marketplace. The news: The U of A announced a partnership with Celesta Capital on...
BetaKit ·
The self-proclaimed “King of Bay Street,” Wes Hall, and philanthropist Patsy Anderson are supporting the Hospital for Sick Children’s (SickKids) AI program. The news: SickKids announced on Friday that Hall and Anderson joined forces to...
CISA Alerts · · Critical severity
Advisory at a Glance Title #StopRansomware: SafePay Ransomware Original Publication October 20, 2026 Executive Summary This advisory details recent activity by the SafePay ransomware group. SafePay actors have been highly active since...
GeekWire ·
Reliable’s automated Cessna 208B Grand Cavan conducts autonomous operations in Mojave, CA. Aviation startup Reliable Robotics is opening a new engineering hub in the Seattle area, establishing a radar research and development center in...
GeekWire · · Medium severity
Employees work on a soldering project during a workshop in a Microsoft Garage space. Microsoft is winding down The Garage as a companywide program, and some spaces could be restricted as early as this week. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft...
BetaKit ·
Vancouver’s Raven Indigenous Capital Partners has bolstered its investment team as it prepares to raise its next fund. Germaine has joined the impact-driven venture capital (VC) firm as a general partner (GP). He and Raven announced the...
News – MeriTalk ·
The Defense Department (DOD) announced on Oct. 19 that it reached a multiyear framework agreement with BAE Systems to produce up to 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guidance kits annually for up to seven years....
News – MeriTalk ·
The General Services Administration (GSA) is shifting its modernization efforts from experimentation to execution, Administrator Ed Forst said Oct. 20 at Google Public Sector Summit 2026 in Washington, D.C. He outlined plans to give...
Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News · · High severity
Multiple threat actors have exploited a high-severity flaw in the company’s GlobalProtect portal.
CISA Alerts · · Medium severity
View CSAF Summary Hitachi Energy is aware of multiple vulnerabilities that affect MicroSCADA X SYS600 product versions listed in this document. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to carry out various attacks on the product. Please...
CISA Alerts · · Critical severity
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to obtain and disclose sensitive information. The following versions of Moxa AIG-302 ThingsPro Edge are affected: Moxa AIG-302 ThingsPro Edge...
CISA Alerts ·
View CSAF Summary Hitachi Energy is aware of vulnerabilities that affect RTU500 product versions listed in this document. These vulnerabilities if exploited can have impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability of the product....
CISA Alerts · · Medium severity
View CSAF Summary Two vulnerabilities in the Web-Based Management (WBM) interface of WAGO CC100, PFC100 G2, PFC200 G2, TP600, Edge Controller and WP400 devices allow an authenticated low-privileged user to bypass intended privilege...
CISA Alerts · · Medium severity
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could crash the Windows kernel. The following versions of HMS Networks PEAK-System PCAN Windows drivers are affected: PEAK-System Device Driver Setup <=5.1.2.1151...
BetaKit ·
Richmond, BC-based last-mile delivery company UniUni will need to find a new path to the public markets after its deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) was terminated. The news: MAK Acquisition, a Toronto Stock Exchange...
GeekWire ·
Amazon’s holiday hiring plans for its operations network are the biggest in its history. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon says it plans to hire more than 300,000 people for seasonal, part-time and full-time roles across its...
BetaKit ·
Startup founders spend plenty of time thinking about their product, customers, and capital. Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst wants security added to the top of that list. The Catalyst’s upcoming Cyber for Startups program aims to show that...
News – MeriTalk ·
As quantum computing moves closer to practical applications, federal agencies risk overlooking the importance of software. While much of the attention and investment has centered on building quantum hardware, Classiq’s Chris Reid argues...
GeekWire ·
Rosie COO Karthika Shankar, left, and CEO Mitra Raman started out doing the work themselves — watching kids, folding laundry and organizing garages for the company’s first customers — learning and building the business as they went....
BetaKit ·
Reaction Dynamics is looking to raise hundreds of millions in funding and add nearly 300 employees over the next five years to send a new, more powerful rocket toward the stars. At the SpaceBound Conference in Ottawa on Tuesday morning,...
GeekWire ·
The LaserWeeder G2 from Carbon Robotics is pulled behind a tractor to detect and zap weeds on a farm. (Carbon Robotics Photo) Carbon Robotics , the Seattle-based agricultural technology startup known for its AI-powered, laser-weeding...
Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News · · Medium severity
Managed service providers said an attacker used compromised credentials to gain access to tenants.
BetaKit ·
Former Microsoft executive Mikhail Parakhin is departing as CTO of Ottawa-based retail technology giant Shopify after just over two years in the role, BetaKit has confirmed. The news: An anonymous X post from Saturday was the first to...
News – MeriTalk ·
Army plans to launch Project Gatekeeper this week. It’s an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled platform designed to speed adoption of commercial software by automating cybersecurity assessments and streamlining authorization...
BetaKit ·
Manitoba plans to use money from a levy on AI data centres and cryptocurrency mining to lower utility rates for residential customers. The news: Last Thursday, provincial Finance Minister Adrien Sala said revenue from Manitoba’s tax on...
BetaKit ·
Inovia Capital has completed a $200-million USD ($282-million CAD) first close of its sixth early-stage venture capital (VC) fund. The multi-stage, Montréal-based technology investor announced the news today in a LinkedIn post ....
News – MeriTalk ·
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered federal civilian agencies to immediately remove artificial intelligence (AI) products and services developed by Chinese AI company DeepSeek from their IT systems and prohibit future...
News – MeriTalk · · Medium severity
Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Trump administration to address a privacy gap that could let foreign adversaries and hackers monitor visits to sensitive federal websites. 19 letter to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...
BetaKit ·
San Francisco-based Anthropic has been revealed as a long-term leaseholder for a large Nova Scotia data centre project—the AI giant’s first data centre in Canada. The news: Halifax-based EverWind Fuels announced plans for a $10-billion...
Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News ·
Nearly half of corporate directors think board members need cybersecurity expertise, a new survey found.
GeekWire ·
Amazon’s TorchNeuron sits between PyTorch and the company’s Trainium chips, supporting developers’ existing code. (Amazon Image) A new software tool from Amazon aims to make switching from Nvidia to the company’s own AI chips about as...
BetaKit ·
Last Wednesday, as Russian missiles pummeled Kyiv, the Ukrainian military’s satellite communications were suddenly cut off. Ukrainian officials say the call to cut access to Starshield, Elon Musk’s military-grade Starlink product, came...
GeekWire · · Unconfirmed
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, shown speaking at a past Microsoft event, argued this month that companies should rely on outside controls rather than trusting AI models themselves. (GeekWire File Photo) Microsoft is coming out with new...
BetaKit ·
Canadian-founded, United States (US)-based AI infrastructure company Tenstorrent announced today that it has closed $1.5 billion USD ($2.1 billion CAD) in Series E funding to fuel its global expansion plans. The equity round, which was...
BetaKit ·
The Montréal startup behind a breath-filtering mask for recreational hunters is now expanding into the defence sector, a move that has brought international partnerships and fresh funding. Rozvelt, which makes odour-masking headgear,...
BetaKit · · Medium severity
Toronto- and New York City-based Mecka AI , which aims to supply the training data necessary to deploy robots in the real world, has completed its second acquisition to date. The buzzy AI startup announced today that it bought Ottawa’s...
BetaKit ·
ResolvMD , an Alberta startup streamlining medical billing for doctors, has expanded its services into Ontario. ResolvMD uses AI-integrated software to automate, manage, and optimize billing claims for Canadian doctors. Founded in 2019...
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