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Cybera unveils intrusion detection service for Alberta schools and smaller public institutions

Cybera is pleased to launch its third and final offering as part of the new suite of cybersecurity services recently announced for Albertaโ€™s research, education, and public sectors. Miridor is an intrusion detection system that gives organizations connected to Cyberaโ€™s network a simple โ€” but detailed โ€” overview of potential indicators of compromise on their […]

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Extending the Cybera Security Nexus assessment registration deadline

Cybera members are asked to register for the cybersecurity assessment by September 16, 2022. To ensure maximum participation in a cross-Alberta cybersecurity assessment that will help institutions become more threat resistant, Cybera has extended the deadline to sign up until the fall.  The Cybera Security Nexus was launched in May 2022 to provide expertise and resources

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Spring 2022 Newsletter

New strategy, services, and the latest from ShareIT Itโ€™s been a very busy season for Cybera: we introduced three new security services for members, expanded the ShareIT catalogue, and launched a province-wide data science work integrated learning program. Our new three-year mandate includes big plans for these areas, as well as for our networking and

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Alberta Innovates grant kickstarts the Applied Data Science Lab

Alberta Innovates announced today a new series of funding for projects that will support economic growth and innovation in the provinceโ€™s tech sector. Cybera is pleased to be one of the recipients of the funding for its newly established Applied Data Science Lab for Economic Development. The Data Science Lab will build off the success of Cyberaโ€™s Data Science

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2021-2022 ShareIT Year in Review

The 2021-22 fiscal year surpassed our annual record once again, with $18,767,640 in spending and $15,301,050 in estimated savings!  Continued growth can be attributed to the ongoing expansion of our catalogue and the utilization of new agreements (including a $1,146,319 spend on the recently launched Firewalls Master Agreements).  In addition, ShareIT is excited to announce

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Testing improved data retrieval on Cyberaโ€™s Rapid Access Cloud

This week, from May 18-20, the annual Mining Software Repositories (MSR) conference is taking place. This annual event brings together global experts in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to explore interesting and actionable ways to improve software development practices. In the lead up to MSR, a hackathon was organized. This year, the focus

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Cybera Security Nexus will help Alberta institutions plug their security gaps

As part of its new cybersecurity services for Albertaโ€™s research, education, and public sectors, Cybera is pleased to launch the Cybera Security Nexus. This platform provides expertise and resources to help organizations assess, prioritize, and address their cybersecurity and policy gaps. The Nexus offers access to:  An industry recognized IT security assessment framework (available to

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Introducing our 2022-25 strategy

As part of our commitment to stay nimble and responsive to the needs of Albertaโ€™s public and education sectors, Cybera has launched aย new three-year strategic roadmapย that includes a greater emphasis on collaboration and skills development. These new focus areas will complement Cybera’s existingย network, security, and advocacy initiatives thatย members have come to depend on. โ€œThe past

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Teaching students data literacy through everyday curricula

The free, interactive platform that has helped over 88,000 students across Canada learn and apply data science skills through their everyday curricula has been renewed for a further two years. With the new funding from the national CanCode program, the Callysto platform will continue its focus on developing responsible digital citizens, while increasing outreach to

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Cybera launches three cybersecurity services for wider member community

To meet the growing cybersecurity threats faced by Albertaโ€™s research, education, and public sectors, Cybera is launching three new services this spring. The goal is toย provide members better insights, tools, and advice on how to detect and protect themselves from malicious activity.ย  The new services are: Threat Feed for Education โ€”ย A threat intelligence feed platform

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Sharing the results from Cybera’s community outreach

Cybera recently ran a series of focus groups and surveys with our community, to get their input for our 2022-25 Strategic Roadmap. We are pleased to report the feedback received on Cybera’s services was overwhelmingly positive, with 93% of respondents indicating our services are unique and could not be easily found from other providers. According

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Alberta budget and broadband strategy hold promise, but concerns remain

Last month, Albertaโ€™s Finance Minister Travis Toews tabled the provincial governmentโ€™s Budget 2022. It builds on a number of commitments outlined in the governmentโ€™s Alberta Recovery Plan and Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs strategy by introducing a number of investments relevant to advanced education, innovation, and skilled labour development. The provincial government is earmarking

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HackED Beta gives tech “newbs” a chance to try out a hackathon

This past November, the University of Albertaโ€™s Computer Engineering Club held its fifth annual HackED Beta โ€” โ€œAlbertaโ€™s friendliest beginner hackathon,โ€ of which Cybera was a proud sponsor. The 24-hour coding competition is geared towards beginner programmers who are either in high school or the first two years of post-secondary education. It aims to provide

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Rapid Access Cloud user profile: PinterEC explores remote video capture

Periodically, we like to chat with one of Cyberaโ€™s Rapid Access Cloud users, to find out what fun and innovative projects theyโ€™re exploring on our cloud. In this post, we talked to Chris Pinter, CEO of PinterEC Technology Projects, a research and development firm that works with companies to build high tech solutions. Pinter is

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