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By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read September 13, 2016

Public Safety Canada calls for submissions on new national cybersecurity strategy

On August 16, 2016, Public Safety Canada (“PSC”) issued a consultation paper, launching a public consultation as part of PSC’s development of an updated national cybersecurity strategy. The consultation will close on October 15, 2016. Businesses may want to consider making submissions in respect of some key questions posed around possible regulation or standard-setting regarding Internet of Things and connected devices, certification for E-commerce activities, and information sharing (especially in respect of critical infrastructure).

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Not for Profit, Privacy / Action Plan 2010-2015 for Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy, Bill S-4, Consultation Paper, cyber policing, cyber secure technologies, Cyber threats, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cybersecurity technology, data analysis, Digital Privacy Act, e-commerce, national cybersecurity strategy, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA

By Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA | 3 Minutes Read April 6, 2015

Refresher on financial statistics and metrics

Insufficient data analysis is often caused by too much information, not too little. A few well chosen statistics that highlight critical trends and pinpoint areas that require follow-up may be much more useful...

Article by Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA / Finance and Accounting / analyzing financial information, cost of goods sold, data analysis, FAPP, Finance and Accounting PolicyPro, financial data, financial metrics, financial statistics, financial trends, gross margin, gross sales, net sales, operating profit, sales, selling and administrative expense, selling expense ratio

By Ian J Cook | 2 Minutes Read December 8, 2011

The future is in our hands – and in the data!

For my last post of 2011, I will follow the age old tradition of predictions for 2012. The slight twist is that the post will feature someone else’s predictions—much easier than gazing into my own crystal ball.

Article by Ian J Cook / Employee Relations / 2012, Analytics, big data, data analysis, data science, HR measurement, HR metrics, predictions, strategic HR, strategic planning, talent management, value

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