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The CISO Community Division is a forum where CISOs can network, share ideas, offer CISO support and learn from each other. It provides a primary, common destination for CISOs and security leaders to congregate and participate in strategic initiatives. We create content and organize events that cater to the interests of the CISO community and raise cybersecurity awareness more broadly.

Martin Kyle
Past CISO Division President

“The breadth of members in the Association provides a variety of perspectives. Being able to discuss challenges, to work together solving common problems, and to learn from others’ experiences helps us all guard against blind spots and improve security in our respective organizations across Canada.”

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Latest News

If they can hack the Pentagon, …?

By Ron Murch, I.S.P., ITCP – Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. On December 13, FireEye published a report about how it had detected cyberattack activity at multiple entities ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Welcome, Michael Doucet

Michael Doucet is the Executive Director, Office of the CISO at Optiv. Provide strategic advice to companies relating to analytics, cloud, and cyber strategies with an emphasis on public safety. ...

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Welcome, Martin Samson

Martin Samson is the CISO and Executive Director ,Cybersecurity at « La Société Conseil Lambda ». Specialties: Cybersecurity Compliance to regulations like PCI. ISO 27001-27002-27005-27034 in IT and OT

Welcome, Jastej Aujla

Jastej Aujla is the Senior Manager IT Security, Risk and Compliance at TransLink. Specialties: CEH, CISA, ISO27001, BS7799, ISMS implementation, Penetration Testing (As per OWASP), Risk Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Disaster ...

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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 ...

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Identity Access CISO

Identity Access Management White Paper – August 2020

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 ...

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Chain

The Whole Chain is Made from Weakest Links!

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. ...

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Welcome, Bently Rolf

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Awake at Night CISOs

What Keeps Canada’s Top CISOs Up at Night?

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 ...

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Don Thompson

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.
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Bobby Singh

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, ...

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