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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 Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read August 29, 2017

NIST’s recommended password policy evolves

As imperfect a means of authentication as they are, “memorized secrets” like passwords, pass phrases and PINs are common, and indeed are the primary means of authentication for most computer systems. In June, the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a new publication on digital identity management that, in part, recommends changes to password policy that has become standard in many organizations—policy requiring passwords with special characters.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Information Technology, Privacy / authentication, digital identity management, Internal Controls, IT security, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIst, password policy, passwords, security

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minute Read August 3, 2017

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: a warning from the Privacy Commissioner not to reuse passwords, a company that contravened privacy law by releasing the results of an employee's drug test and Alberta's investigation of serious workplace health and safety incidents.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Privacy / drug testing, employment law, health and safety, passwords, privacy, privacy law, workplace health and safety

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