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Reimagining Your Workplace: A People-First Approach
As the future of work appears closer than ever before, CIOs will play a more integral role in shaping the day-to-day life of organizations than they ever imagined. The choices …

Fireside Chat with Kevin Mandia, CEO, Mandiant
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Join us for a candid CIOCAN Fireside Chat with Kevin Mandia CEO, Mandiant and Derek Cullen, CIOCAN Board Member & CIO of Stikeman Elliott …

Evolution of the CIO In 2022 And Beyond
With in-person interactions limited, technology and business executives, sales teams, functional leads and everyone else in Canadian organizations has had to adjust. For CIOs this adjustment has been compounded by …

Death by Assessment
Not Another Assessment, Please! For most of us, the specter of yet another cybersecurity risk assessment around the corner is daunting. Did we not just have a consulting firm conduct …
Rethinking Data: How CIOs Can Pursue Opportunities To Unlock Greater Value
Leading companies drive business initiatives like improved customer experiences and increased efficiencies through complete data understanding. Tangential value includes improved security, privacy, and compliance. This report provides a clear picture …

Staying ahead of REvil’s Ransomware-as-a-Service business model
Article by, Oakley Cox, Director of Analysis, Darktrace REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gang responsible for one of the largest ransomware attacks in history. On 14th January …

The future of cyber security: Software supply chain attacks become a given in 2022
Article by, Justin Fier, Director of Cyber Intelligence & Analytics, Darktrace In 2020, the financial services sector was the industry that experienced the most cyber-attacks. For years, attackers targeted these …

When Women Sit At The Table…
Studies have shown that organizations which have a fair representation of women in senior leadership generally tend to do better than those that don’t. The diversity that women bring to …

Hybrid work’s next phase: 3 lessons for CIOs
Consider these lessons from a CIO and HR leader on how to ensure a safe, smooth hybrid work model, combining office and remote work. Hint: The tools aren’t the hard part. By Dianne Lapierre , Robert Booker

Hunt has begun for 2021 Canadian CIO of the Year
By: Steve Proctor via ITWorld Canada It has been a year of pivots and unprecedented digital acceleration that has put the spotlight squarely on CIOs choreographing new projects and new …

Getting to know CIOCAN President Philippe Johnston
By: Suzanne Robicheau via ITWorld Canada In his new podcast Leadership in the Digital Enterprise, ITWC’s CIO Jim Love asks his guests to share their own stories of leadership at a …

Warning: There are Whole Countries Out to Get You!
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 discussion conducted by David Masson, Director …

Attacks at the Speed of Light
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 …
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 …

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 …