Skyway Recommended January 28th to February 3rd

Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those who live where we do (British Columbia, Canada), work like we do (high speed business internet), and think about things we do (internet trends, internet privacy, internet censorship, cutting-edge technology, etc.). If you don’t want to wait ’til Monday, we usually tweet and link to these as we come across them…

IT World Canada | Telus buys forensic computer security firm

Telus Corp. is beefing up its ability to offer security solutions for customers by buying a digital forensics company. The carrier said Friday it has bought Digital Wyzdom Inc. of Toronto for an undisclosed price. Read More…

NY Times | Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months

For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees. Read More…

Business in Vancouver | Sierra Wireless sells mobile broadband AirCard business

The Sierra Wireless’ AirCard is a cellular transmitter-receiver that plugs into laptops to provide 3G and 4G mobile broadband when there is no available Internet connection. Rogers’ LTE Rocket Stick is an AirCard device. Read More…

Business in Vancouver | Mason surrenders fight with Telus over share conversion

If you own non-voting shares in Telus (TSX:T), lucky you. They are expected to increase in value when they are converted to voting shares on February 4. In a long-running battle, the conversion was approved in October 2012 by shareholders, but Mason Capital Management LLC had been trying to prevent it from happening through aseries of court challenges. Read More…