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Two colleagues from two different organizations recently shared ‘tales of woe’ from their failed cyber security talent searches. We have all read articles in the last year or two that …
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 …
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 …
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‘The cyber weather is always bad’: Leaders call for stronger collaboration to face evolving digital threats
“The cyber weather is always bad, much worse than Ottawa,” said Yarker, Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command.
CIOs confront AI’s double edged sword: Leadership and accountability
“We are all the two-faced gods of our businesses,” said Gaetano Mazzuca.
CIO of the Year Awards return to spotlight Canada’s top tech leaders
Revived honours introduce new categories, national visibility, and a CIOCAN Hall of Fame.
What growing up in constant change taught Jay Kiew about leading through it
ay Kiew didn’t plan to build a life around navigating disruption. But disruption found him anyway.
Hundreds of CIOs gather in Ottawa to discuss trust, AI, and the pace of change
Hundreds of CIOs gathered in Ottawa to confront trust, pressure and complexity, and to share what real leadership looks like when transformation gets hard.
From AI experiments to board conversations: A look inside Calian’s tech strategy
For Mike Muldner, CIO and CTO at Calian Group — a global technology and solutions company — the real work begins with integration.
Stepping into a new tech leadership role? Start by listening, not fixing
Vulnerability is not a weakness. It is a leadership skill.
Inside CIO Peer Forum 2025: The rise of the makers transforming tech leadership
The CIO Association of Canada is set to host its annual CIO Peer Forum in Ottawa, Ontario, from May 28–29, 2025. This year’s theme, The Rise of the
The role of the CIO has changed. So why are we still calling it IT?
Today, technology leaders are business leaders.
