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BlackBerry shares soar in wake of Amazon deal to develop vehicle data platform

WATERLOO, Ont. – Shares in BlackBerry Ltd. gained as much as 63.9 per cent in intraday trading on Tuesday following news of a deal with Amazon Web Services to develop and market BlackBerry’s intelligent vehicle data platform, called IVY. The stock traded as high as $12.54, up from Monday’s close of $7.65, before drifting lower […]

By Jason Contant | December 2, 2020

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Insurer CFOs share personal experiences dealing with cybercriminals

About two years ago, Northbridge Financial Corporation’s chief financial officer Craig Pinnock received an email purportedly from Northbridge CEO Silvy Wright requesting help with a wire transfer. “Silvy’s name’s there, Silvy’s signature, so I fire back quickly, ‘Sure, no problem. You have to tell me who you want it to go to and what it’s […]

By Jason Contant | December 1, 2020

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The best way for brokers to add talent

Internal referrals made by successful employees are the top way brokerages are finding quality talent to add to their ranks, attendees of a recent webinar panel heard. When asked to discuss what strategies worked best to find talent, the three panellists all agreed on internal referrals. “The first one would be internal new hire referral […]

By Adam Malik | December 1, 2020

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Auditor general says N.S. slow to act on cybersecurity amid increasing risk

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need for more robust cybersecurity and anti-fraud measures as government employees are forced to work remotely. However, he says the provincial government isn’t working fast enough to manage those risks. Acting auditor general Terry Spicer notes in a report released today that […]

By Jason Contant | December 1, 2020

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