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By Zach Aysan Venn | < 1 Minute 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

By Adam Gorley | < 1 Minute Read September 30, 2013

Online services for federal not-for-profit corporations

Corporations Canada has introduced a number of new online services for federal corporations, including those incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. Not-for-profit organizations may...

Article by Adam Gorley / Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / annual returns, Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, CNCA, corporate name, corporation key, corporation number, Corporations Canada, incorporation, not-for-profit incorporation, online filing centre, online services, pre-approve corporate name, update information

By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read November 15, 2011

Can customers be encouraged to read privacy policies?

When was the last time you read a privacy policy? I use dozens of online services—email, social networking, data storage, banking, photos, shopping, etc.—and I've only skimmed a couple. What does this mean for the companies that offer these services? Can they reasonably say that they have informed their users of the content of their policies, if most users simply click "Okay" without bothering to read the things?

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Privacy / cloud computing, compliance, data storage, email, mobile devices, mobile technology, mobile users, New York Times, online banking, online services, online shopping, plain language, privacy policy, privacy tools, social media, social networking

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