Communications Director 
If you believe the news*, ransomware is the biggest cyberthreat to businesses today. “A company is hit with ransomware every 40 seconds”, “6 in 10 malware payloads were ransomware in Q1 2017”, “The average ransom demand has risen to $1,077”. Every vendor has a ransomware solution and companies are tripping over themselves to implement …
by Catherine Boivie Founder and Honorary Life Member, CIO Association of Canada In 1996 Catherine Boivie moved from Toronto to Vancouver to take up the position of Director of IT at BCAA. In her first few weeks there, she found herself calling CIOs she knew in Toronto to exchange information and …
ITAC Talent is involved with the Student Workplace Integrated Program (Career Ready) that identifies small/medium companies to receive wage subsidy for co-op placements. While the program is currently operating in four universities in Ontario, it will be extended to BC, Quebec, NB, and NS next year. Companies taking advantage of this program can receive up to …
IT World Canada is facilitating a group of senior IT leaders who will use their ‘WeRead’ app to identify the most valuable articles available in the “sea of content that washes through our lives on a daily basis”. WeRead is a peer-to-peer curation tool developed by ITWC that will allow a closed group of thought leaders to …
The Toronto Chapter was pleased to work with the US Department of Trade and the US Consulate General in Toronto, on an event that brought together Association members, a delegation of American business leaders, and representatives of other Canadian industries to create a platform to exchange ideas about cutting edge cyber security technologies. The opening session …
CIOCAN partner IDC Canada has been conducting their Annual Top Executive Survey for 20 years. For many of those years, the CIO Association of Canada has made an important contribution to this research, with significant numbers of our members providing the data. Recognizing the value of the partnership, IDC provides resources for a national webinar …
At the September 7th meeting of the Toronto Chapter Board of the CIO Association of Canada, Sherif Sheta stepped into the position of President. Sherif has served the board for eight years, originally as treasurer, then leading the membership portfolio and most recently holding the Vice-President position. Gary Davenport, Past-President of the National Board, noted …
Celebration of Excellence in the Use of Information and Communication Technology The Information and Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) has announced the finalists for the key categories of the 2017 Ingenious Awards recognizing Canadian companies that are turning great ideas into products and services to solve problems, improve performance, introduce new services and grow their …
As noted in the CIO Association Newsletter, the results of ITWorldCanada’s CIO Census have been released. CIO Association members are invited to join ITWC CIO Jim Love, Ron Babin of Ryerson University, and Kovar Gregory, senior director at CA Technologies, on Wednesday October 4, 1:00 pm ET, for a complete discussion of the census findings …
A CIO’s leadership skills are becoming just as important as their technological savvy. That’s one of the trends uncovered in CIO as Innovation and Transformation Leader, the new report detailing the findings of the CanadianCIO Census 2017. “As more business undergo digital transformation, CIOs are increasingly being tapped to help lead the initiatives, not simply to …
CIO Association members participated in the collection of data for the ITWorld Canada survey in the spring. The data has been analyzed, and trends are being noted. One significant point is growth in the number of CIOs who are expecting to hire staff in the next year. CIOCAN member Kevin Newcombe had further conversation on …
Gary Davenport shared his knowledge of IT Audits in a recent article published by CIO Magazine, Australia. However, as we all know, in our digital world, this resource is accessed as easily here as it is down under. For insights into this topic from Gary, Felix Acosta (KPMG), Michael Leidinger (Hilton) and others, read 10 Ways You’re …