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Cyber Security Awareness Month (October 2023)
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Pegasus : how a spy in your pocket threatens the end of privacy, dignity, and democracy
Richard, Laurent (Journalist)
Featuring an introduction by Rachel Maddow, Pegasus: How a Spy in Our Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy is the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most sophisticated and invasive surveillance weapons ever created, used by governments around the world.
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A hacker's mind : how the powerful bend society's rules, and how to bend them back
Schneier, Bruce
A hack is any means of subverting a system's rules in unintended ways. The tax code isn't computer code, but a series of complex formulas. It has vulnerabilities; we call them "loopholes." We call exploits "tax avoidance strategies." And there is an entire industry of "black hat" hackers intent...
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Exploding data : reclaiming our cyber security in the digital age
Chertoff, Michael
The most dangerous threat we--individually and as a society and country--face today is no longer military, but rather the increasingly pervasive exposure of our personal information; nothing undermines our freedom more than losing control of information about ourselves. And yet, as daily events...
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The new fire : war, peace, and democracy in the age of AI
Buchanan, Ben (Writer on cybersecurity)
AI is revolutionizing the world. Here's how democracies can come out on top. Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the modern world. It is ubiquitous-in our homes and offices, in the present and most certainly in the future. Today, we encounter AI as our distant ancestors...
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The ransomware hunting team : a band of misfits' improbable crusade to save the world from cybercrime
Dudley, Renee
A real-life technological thriller about a band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersecurity threats of our time. "What Michael Lewis did for baseball in Moneyball, Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden do brilliantly for the world of ransomware and hackers....
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The digital mindset : what it really takes to thrive in the age of data, algorithms, and AI
Leonardi, Paul M.
The pressure to "be digital" has never been greater, but you can meet the challenge. The digital revolution is here, changing how work gets done, how industries are structured, and how people from all walks of life work, behave, and relate to each other. To thrive in a world driven...
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Cyber Security | MediaSmarts
https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/digital-issues/cyber-security
When we use digital devices we run certain risks – to our personal information, our financial data, and those devices themselves. This section describes different cyber security risks, with tips and strategies for managing them, and looks at issues of particular concern to children and teens.
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Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en
The Cyber Centre is the single unified source of expert advice, guidance, services, and support on cyber security for Canada and Canadians.
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Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
https://cybersecurecatalyst.ca/
We have programs and services that will help you gain the knowledge and tools you need to succeed in your cybersecurity journey.
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Tracers in the Dark : The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency
Greenberg, Andy.
From the award-winning author of Sandworm comes the propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, exposing once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence. "I love the book... It reads like a thriller... These stories are amazing."...
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What Is Cybersecurity | Types and Threats Defined | Cybersecurity | CompTIA
https://www.comptia.org/content/articles/what-is-cybersecurity
Learn what cybersecurity is and understand the definitions of different types of threats.
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Kingdom of lies : unnerving adventures in the world of cybercrime
Fazzini, Kate
"Wow. Kate Fazzini is the rare top-level reporter who can make you see, smell and feel a hidden world, not just understand it. Cybercrime (and security) has found its Michael Lewis." --Bret Witter, co-author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Monuments Men One of...
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