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The CISO Community Division is a forum where CISOs can connect, share, and grow in a trusted C-level circle. 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.
Omid Hamed
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.”
– Martin Kyle, CISO Division Past President
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Welcome, Christophe Hug
Christophe Hug is the Chief Information Security Officer at Stikeman Elliott S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. Information security manager with 20+ years of experience in hands-on and leadership roles. Expertise in cybersecurity governance, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.