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A wave of high-profile cyberattacks has recently hit hospitals, businesses and organizations in Ontario, including the LCBO this week and Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and Scouts Canada in December. The Canadian Press spoke with cybersecurity experts about whether cyberattacks are on the rise, why they are happening, and what people and businesses can do to protect themselves. Are cyberattacks happening more often? These attacks “absolutely are” happening more frequently than before, says Robert Falzon, head of engineering at cybersecurity firm Check Point Canada, noting it is something that is likely going to be happening on a daily basis now. One reason for that is the rising access of technology that enables the development of malware, scripting and other tools for potential hackers such as the AI-powered computer program ChatGPT. “It has the ability for someone with not very much skill set or maybe even not a great command of the English language to create a full, almost f...

Photo : Nebojsa Tatomirov ( Shutterstock ) We all want our written work to look nice. Whether you’re preparing a book for possible publication, or just writing up a document for coworkers or friends to read, you’ve probably wrestled with formatting. Weird spacing, mismatched fonts, and other errors can leave us frustrated with Word or Google Docs—but sometimes the problem is, as they say, between keyboard and chair. That weird formatting you’ re battling is probably your fault. You are actually making this harder than it needs to be. Don’t indent paragraphs with tabs or spaces Sure, y ou can indent your paragraphs, if that’s your style—b ut stop using tabs or spaces to do it. When you hit the tab key, your word processing program (Word, Google Docs, etc. ) will insert an invisible “tab” character. That looks OK for now, but different programs and different settings can change how that tab character gets displayed. If you want to get persnickety about it, you can adjust the tab ...