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Aussie superstar ready to launch in North America

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Former Aussie superstar Lochinvar Art (Modern Art) is ready to launch his US harness racing career.

Lochinvar Art

That’s the report from trainer Shane Tritton after the former Victoria and Hunter Cup winner sparkled in a qualifying trial at the famed Meadowlands track this morning (Jan 22 Aussie time) .

Lochinvar Art cruised away from his rivals to win by about three lengths in a 1min52.1sec mile.

“He was sensational,” Tritton said.

“He did that in first gear today, which is exactly what we hoped for.

“The longer we can do that the better, but he’s ready for a race now.

“We’ve some thinking to do … whether we race him this week or wait a fortnight.

“His first run or two will likely be at The Meadowlands. He won’t trial again, he’s off the races now.

“We’re really happy with him and hopefully it’s the start of an exciting time.”

LOCHINVAR ART REPLAY QUALIFIER

For complete results for the qualifying trial, click here.

Lochinvar Art was sent to the US by owner Kevin Gordon after having a small bleed in the lead-up to the Victoria Cup in early October, last year.

Gordon felt he needed to go to the US where Tritton and his wife, Lauren, could treat the superstar pacer with Lasix when he races.

“The timing of when he came was perfect because we haven’t had to rush him at all,” Tritton said.

“Even now, he won’t be fully wound-up when he goes to the races, we can build him as we go.

“There’s that series called the Borgata here in March (at Yonkers). That’s the first target and it will give us a guide as to where to take him when the bigger races start.

“We’re obviously hoping he measures up to the very best races and if he gets right back to his best he should, but there are so many options over here for a horse like him.”

by Adam Hamilton for Harness Racing Australia

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Here’s How to Ensure Your Incident Response Strategy is Ready for Holiday Hackers

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Holiday Hackers

The best line of defense against holiday hacking schemes is a comprehensive incident response strategy that focuses on end-user vulnerabilities.

The holiday season is upon us and with it a slew of cybersecurity scams preying on end-user vulnerabilities.

Because employees often use their business emails and cell phones as their primary point of contact, these scams quickly become a threat to employer computer systems. With so many people shopping online, tracking shipments, and entering sensitive data across multiple websites, holiday hackers are primed and ready to attack your networks by taking advantage of your employees’ online actions and cell phone usage.

According to the FBI, the two most frequent types of holiday scams include non-delivery and non-payment crimes – when a consumer either pays for a product or service that is never delivered or products being shipped without the seller receiving payment. Cybercriminals are also keen on gift card fraud and auction fraud, as well as phishing attempts over email or text messages that disguise malicious links as purchasing confirmations, order tracking information, or shipment notifications.

This time of year especially, cyber criminals are relying on people being too distracted to realize that they have clicked on a malware link or entered their login credential on a fraudulent website.

The heightened number of cybersecurity threats around the holidays underscore just how important it is to have a comprehensive incident response (IR) strategy in place, protecting both your employees and your company’s digital infrastructure.

Building an Incident Response Strategy for the Holidays

A thorough incident response plan – which is essentially the cybersecurity policies and procedures used to identify, contain and eliminate attacks – is critical to business operations throughout the year. But because the holidays come with a unique set of cybersecurity threats, it is worth revisiting your plan to make sure it is “prepped” for the holiday season.

According to the SANS Institute, a comprehensive IR strategy is centered on six core objectives: preparation, identification, containment, eradication, recovery and lessons learned….

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UM Today | Students | Schulich Scholarship recipients ready to change the world

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September 1, 2022 — 

Two remarkable incoming UM students have been awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships. Rebekah Soneye, a student from Murdoch MacKay Collegiate and Marina Caracas Le-Fort from Nelson McIntyre Collegiate will be bringing their extraordinary talents to UM this fall.

Since 2012, UM has awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships to high school graduates beginning their post-secondary education in the Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) areas of study. The Schulich Leader Scholarship selects students across Canada annually, with awards valued at $80,000 and $100,000.

Rebekah Soneye

Schulich Leader Rebekah Soneye

For Soneye, one introductory computer science class in high school eventually unfolded into an entire passion. Her fascination for the subject grew with every class she took and learning new aspects enthused her every day. She is now beginning her postsecondary education in computer science within the Faculty of Science, as one of this year’s two Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients at the University of Manitoba.

As a student whose only goal is to learn more about what she loves, the disparity between men and women in the field baffles her. “In my [first] computer science class, I was one of three females, and the other two dropped the class in the years that followed,” says Soneye.

This reality propelled her to make a difference. She attended many conferences and followed opportunities that set her up to advance in the field not just as an individual but also as a woman of colour. Inspired by female mentors in the industry, Soneye wants to do the same for those after her.

She started the Girls Tech Club at Murdoch MacKay Collegiate where she taught coding skills to other female students and showed them that pursuing a successful and rewarding career in computer science is achievable despite it being a male-dominated industry.

Having grown up in Nigeria before immigrating to Canada, her experiences and background offer a unique outlook on education. She sets high standards for herself and works diligently to achieve them.

Moving to a new country was a significant transition for Soneye and her whole family, yet she remained consistently excellent. She…

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Are you Ready for OpIsrael 2020?

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In the next few days and throughout April, Israeli is expected to be under cyber-attacks from different cyber groups, associated with or sympathetic to the Palestinian struggle against Israel. It’s a ritual that has been happening since 2013.

OpIsrael is the name for the attack that occurred on Holocaust Day, April 7, 2013. The Anonymous and AnonGhost hackers allegedly participated in such cyberattacks in previous years.

The point of these attacks is to generate fear and a sense of lack of control among the citizens of Israel, the news, and media, and to promote violent calls for action against Israel and the occupation of Palestinian. OpIsrael mainly targets government websites and services to wreak havoc and damage. But these attacks also try to target civilians by stealing their private information, such as passwords, cards, ID numbers, financial data, and digital files. In previous attacks, OpIsrael hackers published leaked private information, and spread spam using phishing techniques and ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) attacks.

The hackers usually prepare for these annual attacks (2022 will be the eighth consecutive year) by seeking opportunities and security sensitivities that they can manipulate. The cyber protection unit in the Israeli government is aware and proactive in preparing for the annual attack and issues a warning to all government employees and offices. This leaves small businesses and organizations the primary target for hackers.

How your business or organization can stay safe

During these attacks, small businesses might encounter data leakage, have their reputation damaged, or be exposed to penalties if sensitive information was illegally stored.

To prevent data from being leaked, it is essential to verify what information is stored. If such data is obsolete or not necessary, it might be wise to delete it. Holding unnecessary data is like storing diamonds in your drawer; if someone takes it, it can be very costly.

Next, we have website defacement. Website defacement is probably the most common attack on small businesses during OpIsrael. Your company website, where most customers go to order your goods, will no longer be the website you know. When…

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