Report from the 2020 CIOCAN Annual General Meeting of Members October 2020

Thank you to those CIOCAN members who attended the Annual General Meeting of members on October 22nd.  This past year has been unlike any other. CIOCAN continued its important strategic work to entrench the organization as a member-driven, mission-focused association. Building upon the strategic pillars, CIOCAN remained steadfast in its focus on the organization’s members: …

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Where did the Hacker Go? “Dunno, He just Ransomware”

Navigating Geopolitical Risk in Cybersecurity By Dr. Thomas P. Keenan, FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP in collaboration with Ron Murch, I.S.P., ITCP – both with the University of Calgary. In a session conducted by David Masson, Director of Enterprise Security, Darktrace and moderated by Martin Kyle,  CISO of Payments Canada,  a group of CISOs explored the globalization …

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Identity Access Management White Paper – August 2020

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In May and June 2020, the CIO Association of Canada convened some of Canada’s top experts in information security for a series of frank online discussions. These programs were under the Chatham House Rule, so speakers (except for the two presenters) are not identified by name or title. Still, we can peek over their shoulders …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with David Penny | Episode 6

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David Penny, Chief Technology Officer at BlueCat join Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  David discusses how to measure success in innovation and building a working relationship with a founder CEO.  He also talks about the challenge of acquiring talented engineers and how to make an enterprise act like a …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Brian Brockway | Episode 5

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Brian Brockway, Global CTO and Vice President at CommVault join Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  Brian discusses what’s happening in the world, what he sees as innovation challenges and the things that they’re seeing in the marketplace.  We also hear him talk about how some leaders are taking different …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Paul Twigg | Episode 4

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Paul Twigg, National Technology and Innovation Leader at NTT DATA Services joins Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  Paul discusses rapid innovation and small proof of concepts.  How and why digital is a necessity now and the realization of being remote when things are happening when they never thought it …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Chris Hummel | Episode 3

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Chris Hummel, VP and Chief Innovation Officer at BlackBerry joins Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  Chris shares how BlackBerry is navigating through the change and perspective of COVID19 and how their transition went..  Episode Sponsor Links Chris Hummel on LinkedIn BlackBerry Website Humza Teherany on LinkedIn Edwin Frondozo …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Navdeep Bains | Episode 1

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The Honourable Navdeep Bains, the Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Malton and Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada, sits down with Humza and Edwin to discuss Canada’s Innovation Agenda.  Where he sees the opportunities and challenges that we are facing as a country.  What is interesting is that we recorded this pre-COVID19 and …

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Introducing The Innovation Drivers Podcast

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The Innovation Drivers Podcast is here. Co-hosts Humza Teherany (President at the CIO Association of Canada and Edwin Frondozo (Host and Producer of The Business Leadership Podcast) are excited to launch this show and platform with the sole purpose of speaking with Canada’s top technology leaders to discuss ideas, successes, and challenges that are creating …

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How to be Remote Work Ready – Amid COVID-19

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Amid COVID-19: How to be Remote Work Ready The World Health Organization (WHO) recently classified COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11. This means that every industry will be impacted and it is crucial that organizations take calm steps to ensure the health and safety of workers and their families and communities. As workplaces prepare …

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COVID-19 – Confidential CIO Connection

The CIO Association is the voice of the CIO. Right now many of us are being asked to be prepared to potentially support an unprecedented number of organizations employees working from home. Are you prepared? Can our infrastructure even handle this load? Have you been asked to participate on the Risk Mitigation Committee? Let’s use this …

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Leading CIOs Tackle the Challenge of Data

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When 30 of Canada’s leading CIOs connected at the 2018 annual CanadianCIO Summit, one of the key concerns was deriving the full value from disparate sources of data. The leaders spoke confidently as they described data as the new oil, or currency, of the business landscape, but admitted they may be falling short when it came to …

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