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By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read December 4, 2019

Not-for-profits should leverage information technology, safely

Not-for-profits have numerous opportunities to leverage information technology (IT), from social media to cloud computing and beyond.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Not for Profit, Privacy / Baseline security controls, cloud computing, CyberSecure, CyberSecure Canada, cybersecurity, passphrases, passwords, phishing, SOC 3

By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read November 19, 2014

First international standard on cloud services and personal information protection

The International Standards Organization has released a standard for privacy aimed at cloud computing service providers.

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / auditable compliance framework, Breach notification, cloud computing, confidential information, Confidentiality Agreements, consent, Data breach, data breach notification, International Standardization Organization, International Standards Organization, ISO, legal compliance, personal information, personally identifiable information, PII, PII processors, processing personal information, protecting personal information, public clouds, trust

By Zach Aysan Venn | < 1 Minutes Read April 21, 2014

What businesses can learn from Heartbleed

Much has been written about Heartbleed and the speed at which various companies have reacted to it. Notably, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) closed their online portal for some time and lost hundreds of Social Insurance Numbers. It was also revealed that the NSA has been using the bug for over two years to get (no longer) encrypted traffic.
The issue that Heartbleed has is not unique. Much of what powers the internet has bugs that allow an attacker access to your private information—we just don’t know what those bugs are yet—and we will always exist in this state.
Computer security is not like physical security. Adding extra layers doesn’t necessarily help and no matter what you do, if someone has physical access to the machine it must be treated as compromised. The Snowden revelations show that there is no denying it anymore—we live in a world where very sensitive … Continue reading “What businesses can learn from Heartbleed”

Article by Zach Aysan Venn / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Payroll, Privacy / Canada Revenue Agency, cloud computing, confidential information, CRA, data breaches, Heartbleed, individual tax returns, malware, online portal, online services, sensitive information, Social Insurance Numbers, virus

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