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News

Airport screening contracts extended The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority says the total value of the contract extensions for GardaWorld, Securitas and G4S is about $2.6 billion >> Read full article
Nurse assaulted at mental health centre A registered nurse working at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto was assaulted and beaten on Oct. 23 >> Read full article
Cyberattack halts Ontario literacy test An online literacy test for tens of thousands of high school students in Ontario was forced to a halt by an “intentional, malicious and sustained” cyberattack >> Read full article
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Featured News

Security Director of the Year Gala 2016 U. of Regina’s Pat Patton was awarded Security Director of the Year on Oct. 19 at a gala event in Toronto, attended by security leaders and executives. Patton received the 11^th annual award from Canadian Security publisher Peter Young and event sponsor Anixter, represented by Anixter Canada senior vice-president Gary Mistak. Pat thanked her family, friends and colleagues for their considerable support during her prolific security career. >> Learn More…


NEWS

Toronto renters criticize remote security system Residents in two Toronto apartment buildings are reporting security concerns that began when the building manager stopped using human security guards in favour of a video camera-based security system >> Read full article
Staff’s mobile devices put government info at risk British Columbia's auditor general says appropriate security controls are not always in place for thousands of mobile devices used by government employees >> Read full article
Cyberattack impacts Canadian, U.S. users of popular websites Cyberattacks on a key Internet firm repeatedly disrupted the availability of popular websites such as Twitter, Netflix, and Sony's PlayStation Network last Friday >> Read full article




Event Calendar

Mental Health First Aid Location: Surrey, B.C. Date: Oct. 31- Nov. 1, 2016 >> More Info
Security Executive Council's Next Generation Security Leader Location: Bedford, Mass and McLean, Va Date: Nov. 9-10, 2016 >> More Info
Halifax International Security Forum Location: Halifax, NS Date: Nov. 18-20, 2016 >> More Info
Focus On Health Care Security Location: Toronto, ON Date: Dec. 7, 2016 >> More Info
Maritime Security Location: Surrey, B.C. Date: Jan. 27, 2017 >> More Info