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Proactive Network Defense: Talking with cybersecurity trainer Jamie Neary

September 13, 2021

We recently spoke to Jamie Neary, who will be leading Certified Network Defender (CND) training for the ORION community in November. With over 20 years of experience providing IT and security training and education, he understands the importance of network ... Continue Reading

Enhancing cybersecurity with women in the workplace

September 1, 2021

The cybersecurity workforce suffers from an unfortunate lack of diversity and inclusion of women. Generally, women hold only about 11% of the cybersecurity jobs around the world. Ultimately, more women are needed in the male-dominated field to bring varying perspectives to the table, change the status ... Continue Reading

Faces of Innovation: ORION network upgrades impact cutting-edge research at uOttawa

June 22, 2021

In April 2021, as part of ORION’s network resilience improvements and to better support researchers, professors, students and innovators in the Ottawa region, ORION re-located its Ottawa PoP to the University of Ottawa. The upgrade has a powerful impact on uOttawa Professor and Canada Research Chair in AI-enabled Next-Generation Wireless Networks, Melike Erol-Kantarci and her team. Their cutting-edge research explores technologies that incorporate artificial intelligence, which ... Continue Reading

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How digital infrastructure empowers Ontario’s research, education and innovation

Cathy Bogaart Director, Marketing and communications

May 31, 2021

Just over a year ago, when we all were driven to our homes so suddenly, I became even more certain about the critical nature of keeping science, education and innovation going. And how essential technology is to that. In times ... Continue Reading

DDoS Infographic: How ORION cuts your risk of service disruptions

May 11, 2021

DDoS attacks were at an all-time high in 2020, a year when the ORION community needed stable, reliable service more than ever. That’s why we launched two new initiatives to protect you against critical service disruptions: Network-wide protection and a ... Continue Reading