NEWS

Congratulations to the 0K10K team for their extraordinary performance at the Hackfest 2011 competition held in Quebec city November 4th to 6th. Although the team is only on its second outing, it managed to cling second place, within five points of the event favorites "Amish Security", unbeaten for the last few events. It is worth mentioning that our team did very well on its very first competition, the Hackus, held at Sherbrooke University in March, where we managed a third place, right behind "Amish Security" and "Japan Overload", a very strong team from ETS.»

For companies looking to test their systems against security breaches, hiring a hacker might just be their best option. Ethical hackers are trained security professionals that provide penetration testing services — a secure and ethical way to verify the robustness of security controls.»

A few weeks after the cyber attack on the Treasury Board and the federal Department of Finance, Daniel Boteanu, Senior Information Security Consultant at OKIOK, discusses the measures that should be taken to counter computer-related threats. He believes events such as these should raise awareness of how important it is for organizations to adopt a security program and measure their level of vulnerability using penetration tests. Read the complete article, published in Direction informatique (in French). »

The smart grid that is currently being deployed all over the world will deliver undeniable benefits. However, the essential role that security will play in this new model should not be overlooked. This is a reality that the whole industry must learn to adapt to.

Read the full article by Claude Vigeant, as it was published in Direction informatique »

OKIOK experts Daniel Boteanu and Jean Delwaide were invited to speak at the Série SÉCURITÉ seminar hosted by the Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière Chapter of Réseau Action TI at the Laval Technopole this past November 17, 2010.»

Claude Vigeant, President of OKIOK, Canada's leader in the field of information technology security and infrastructure, has been invited to deliver two lectures on Smart Grid cyber security, to be held in Portland on November 3 and in Chicago on December 3. The company's participation in these events reflects a strategic decision to enter this global market which was estimated at 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2009 and, according to Pike Research, is expected to exceed 3.7 billion U.S. dollars by 2015.»

OKIOK announces a presentation of its S-Filer/Portal secure file transfer solution. This joint presentation by OKIOK, publisher of the S-Filer/Portal solution, and the Centre hospitalier de l’université de Montréal “CHUM”, a leading health care institution and user of the solution, will be held (in French) at the Vitrine technologique of the Centre de Services Partagés of the Government of Québec. »

As a business executive, you rely on the expertise of your IT manager to secure electronic transactions and comply with Canada’s privacy laws. However, did you know that inadequate information security practices could have a devastating impact on your organization and its officers? Find out whether your organization is taking the right approach to mitigating risk. Sylvain Poirier, Director of IT Security Solutions, shares eight key questions you should ask your IT manager to get peace of mind. Read the full article in Les Affaires »

Cyber attacks on your B2B electronic transactions should be taken seriously, especially if you are a small or medium-sized organization. In 2008, eighty-five percent of all cyber attacks in North America were targeted at SMEs. To protect your business against loosing sales to pirates and prevent sensitive customer data and buyers’ profiles from being stolen, your organization must ensure that it is effectively authenticating both transaction partners, securing its transmission channels, and double-encrypting sensitive data, such as credit card information. Sylvain Poirier, Director of IT Security Solutions, provides insights on how to achieve these goals. Read the full article in Les Affaires »