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Building a Cloud-Specific Incident Response Plan

December 20th, 2017

In order for your organization to be prepared before a security event occurs, there are unique security visibility, and automation controls that AWS provides. Incident response does not only have to be reactive. With the cloud, your ability to proactively detect, react, and recover can be easier, faster, cheaper, and more effective. What is an […]

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The key to effective information security? It starts and ends with company security culture.

November 2nd, 2017

As an information security professional, one of the most important areas that I invest in when working for an organization is building the corporate security culture. The culture begins with you: be transparent, be passionate about security, speak about the security initiatives at company meetings or provide recurring security awareness talks at lunch. The grass-roots […]

Dominic Vogel - Chief Strategist, CyberSC

As Founder & Chief Strategist at CyberSC, Dominic Vogel holds a proven track record within cyber security across multitude of industries (financial services, logistics, transportation, healthcare, government, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure). Dominic actively participates in the Vancouver security community and is a well-respected cyber security expert for appearing on media news outlets across North America […]

19th Annual Privacy & Security Conference: A Dedication to Joseph Alhadeff

August 21st, 2017

Joseph Alhadeff, a wonderful man and brilliant privacy expert, passed away in May 2017 at the age of 57. Many of you will remember Joe as he has graced the stages of the Privacy & Security Conference for almost all of its past 18 years. Most recently VP for Global Public Policy and Chief Privacy Officer […]

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The New IT Stack to Modernize Public Service

January 24th, 2017

Every organization today, irrespective of size, mission, or sector, needs to move at the speed of digital technology if they want to operate effectively, and meet their stakeholders’ expectations. This need is even more pronounced for government agencies, which are seeing higher demand on delivery of digital services, shrinking resources, and the burden of legacy […]

Sonny Hashmi - Managing Director, Global Government, Box

Sonny Hashmi is the Managing Director of Global Government Strategy at Box. In his role, Sonny is responsible for developing and executing a go-to Market strategy for Box within global public sectors, and represents Box as a cloud computing thought-leader in government. Sonny also serves as part of the Editorial Advisory board for GovernmentCIO magazine, […]

What is Immersive Tech?

January 24th, 2017

From programs that categorize cancer cells to apps that let you try on virtual makeup, it seems like everyone is diving into virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and mixed reality (MR). These technologies are so closely linked it’s hard to talk about one without the others – in fact, some companies are even creating merged reality […]

Mack Flavelle - Founder, Hammer & Tusk; Instigator, Axiom Zen

Mack Flavelle is the founder of Hammer & Tusk, the online community for immersive entertainment. Hammer & Tusk builds immersive content. In 2015 Hammer & Tusk was acquired by Axiom Zen where Mack plays a leadership role on the product and marketing teams. Axiom Zen was named one of Canada’s most innovative companies of 2016 […]