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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The Whole Chain is Made from Weakest Links!

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The Whole Chain is Made from Weakest Links! 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 Derek Manky, Chief of Security Insights, FortiGuard Labs, and moderated by Bobby Singh, CTO and CISO for the TMX Group, …

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Welcome, Bently Rolf

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Bently Rolf is the Chief Information Security Officer at Celero Solutions. Bently has extensive knowledge in Management and the Telecommunications field for over 15+ years. His particular strengths are building and leading highly technical teams in computer networking, operational support systems, and computer security. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Cisco’s Certified …

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How Do I Know You’re You?

By Dr. Thomas P. Keenan, FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP in collaboration with Ron Murch, I.S.P., IPCP – both with the University of Calgary. Some of Canada’s leading Chief Information Security Officers spent an hour discussing the increasing vexing problems of  Identity Management. In a session conducted by Derek Mankey, Chief of Security Insights, Fortiguard Labs, and …

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Welcome, Sylvain Viau

Sylvain Viau is the DSI Founder & Independent Senior Security Manager at KPMG Canada. Mr. Sylvain Viau cumulates 40 years experience in information technology, project management- administration, manager, senior security consultant certified ISO Master – lead auditor/implementer and trainer. Mr. Viau is a recognized leader that managed response teams, corporate emergency management, security response units, …

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What Keeps Canada’s Top CISOs Up at Night?

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By Dr. Thomas P. Keenan, FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP in collaboration with Ron Murch, I.S.P., IPCP – both with the University of Calgary. What happens when you put a dozen of Canada’s leading Chief Information Security Officers into a (virtual) room for a frank discussion of their biggest challenges? In a session led by Derek Manky, …

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Don Thompson

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Don is the CISO for The University of British Columbia. His areas of specialization include: IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Solution Delivery/Support and Strategy/Innovation.

Bobby Singh

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Bobby is the CISO and Head of Infrastructure for the TMX Group. He has been with TMX for almost 4 years. His areas of specialization include: Business Intelligence, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture and IT Infrastructure.

Hani Mansi

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Hani is with the National CISO Division – Edmonton. He is the Director, Cybersecurity for the ATCO Group. He has been there for almost 6 years. Hani’s portfolio includes implementing and maintaining Risk Management programs that include but are not limited to governance, policy, strategy, compliance, enterprise security architecture, cybersecurity incident response, business continuity and …

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Bruce Johnson

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Bruce is an Associate member with the National CISO Division – Calgary. He is the Manager,Infrastructure/Operations/Security for BURNCO Rock Products and he has been there for almost 2 years. His areas of specialization include: IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy/Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.

Daniel Owen

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Daniel is an Associate member of the National CISO Division – Vancouver. He is the Senior Manager, IT Security for BC Housing Corporation and he has been there for almost 5 years. His areas of specialization include: IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.