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Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons)

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Privacy and your IT department

Is your IT department ready for more stringent privacy laws? On the heels of the federal government’s bill to modernize federal privacy laws (that is, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 ), the Ontario government has declared the federal bill inadequate. Consequently, on June 17, 2021, the Ontario government issued a whitepaper entitled Modernizing Privacy in Ontario, initiating further public dialogue on its proposals to improve privacy protection.

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Vendor master file blunders caused a $2.7M loss

Vendor master file blunders caused a $2.7M loss for a company whose insurer refused to cover most of the loss. At the root of the loss was the company's inadequate response to a phishing email. A few simple best practices could have prevented the loss.

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ISO 14001:2015 Confirmed

The International Standards Organization (ISO) recently confirmed ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental management systems. Consequently, the 2015 version of the standard remains current. The ISO performs a systematic review of a standard every five years to ensure that it remains current and globally relevant.

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