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

By Meagan Hampel / May 15, 2022

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 …

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Cybera Security Nexus will help Alberta institutions plug their security gaps

By Admin / May 13, 2022

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 …

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Introducing our 2022-25 strategy

By Admin / May 5, 2022

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 …

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Cybera launches three cybersecurity services for wider member community

By Admin / Apr 19, 2022

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 …

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Alberta budget and broadband strategy hold promise, but concerns remain

By Imran Mohiuddin / Mar 21, 2022

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. …

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Alberta Broadband Strategy aims to close the digital divide by 2026๏ฟผ

By Imran Mohiuddin / Mar 2, 2022

Today, Premier Jason Kenney and Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish released the long-awaited Alberta Broadband Strategy 2022: connecting Albertans, growing the economy. Cybera was pleased to see many of the initiatives we have previously advocated for in the new strategy, which we believe are necessary to create vital connectivity links …

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Cybera cloud helping Alberta school protect student privacy

By Meagan Hampel / Jan 26, 2022

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Alberta offers several lesson plans to help students protect their privacy on the internet, including one titled โ€œGetting the Toothpaste Back into the Tube: A Lesson on Online Information.โ€ The lessonโ€™s main takeaway is that, once something is put online, itโ€™s almost impossible …

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

By Meagan Hampel / Dec 13, 2021

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 …

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Rapid Access Cloud user profile: PinterEC explores remote video capture

By Meagan Hampel / Nov 24, 2021

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 …

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Data science fellowship helps companies and emerging data scientists flourish

By Graham Sucha / Nov 22, 2021

Last August, Cyberaโ€™s Data Science For Albertans (DSFA) team wrapped up its 2021 industry fellowship. This was the third year we offered the program, which provides an opportunity for emerging data scientists to get real-world experience, while assisting local organizations along their data science adoption journey. Five industry partners, from …

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