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Collaboration between the business risk and IT security teams

Take each of your business objectives and plans. Now, figure out what might result from a technology-related failure (noting that ‘technology’ extends beyond the IT function). Then, what are you going to do about it?

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Can you manage technology risk in today’s environment?

This is a new world and we need to re-examine traditional techniques for addressing technology risk. Before assessing and testing controls, challenge management on whether they believe effective security is in place and why. An internal audit team can help with this.

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Cybersecurity in a post-Ashley Madison world

In a recent key finding, PIPEDA Report of Findings #2016-005 - Joint investigation of Ashley Madison, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada provided crucial guidance to organizations in relation to information protection and cybersecurity.

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