Antivirus failures. Animals and the built environment. Franchising research grants.

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• Digital Journal writes about a study of computer security software led by Mohammad Mannan, assistant professor in the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, and PhD student Xavier de Carné de Carnavalet. The research shows computer antivirus software may actually increase cybersecurity risks. Canadian Security reprises a recent CBC.ca story about the research.
• Several Spanish-language news outlets report on a study conducted jointly by Jochen Jaeger, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, and Spain's national museum of natural sciences, looking at the encroachment of road and other infrastructure on the natural environment and its impact on animals: MadrimasD, Innovaticias, Ecoticias, ElDia.es, Press People. The study was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
• The Suburban reports on the recent launch of the Fondation québécoise de la franchise (FQF), to assist franchise entrepreneurs. It lists the John Molson School of Business among the Quebec business schools eligible for research grants and scholarships from the FQF and notes that the FQF's first scholarship was granted last month to a JMSB student. 

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