The latest thinking and news in the world of Chief Information Officers from the CIO Strategy Council.

CIO Strategy Council Announces New National Standard of Canada for Data Protection Solutions

TORONTO, June 3, 2020 – The CIO Strategy Council is pleased to announce the approval of  a new National Standard of Canada that specifies minimum requirements on the design and performance of data protection solutions. The National Standard of Canada, CAN/CIOSC 100-1:2020, Data governance – Part 1: Data protection of digital assets, covers fundamental characteristics and attributes required of data protection...

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WEBCAST: Cyber Security and Data Privacy in Post-COVID19 Enterprise

PRESENTED BY CIO STRATEGY COUNCIL & DELOITTE CANADA In times where global collaboration is needed more than ever, the CIO Strategy Council is pleased to join forces with Deloitte Canada in hosting a series of public webinars to share the latest information and insights for CIOs to better respond to the changing business environments of their operations...

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CIO Strategy Council Announces Approval of National Standard of Canada for Third-Party Access to Data

TORONTO, May 6, 2020 – The CIO Strategy Council is pleased to announce the publication of the new National Standard of Canada for third-party access to data that will help organizations create a trust environment for their third-party interactions and help secure their data assets.    Increasingly, organizations are relying on integration with third-party suppliers and vendors to...

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CIO Strategy Council and Electro-Federation Canada Join Forces to Improve the Cybersecurity & Competitiveness of Canada’s Manufacturing Sector

TORONTO, April 29, 2020 – The CIO Strategy Council (CIOSC) and Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) today announced a new partnership to support Canada’s electro-technical sector in the quest to digitize, standardize and improve cybersecurity. Through this partnership, EFC and CIOSC will support the advancement of the electro-technical sector’s transition to Industry 4.0. by collaborating on the...

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Opening Remarks during April 8th Council Meeting from the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Digital Government

To support CIOs across the country, the April 8th Council meeting was held online to provide the latest information on what technology leaders are doing to better understand and respond to the changing business environments of their operations and technologies amid COVID-19, and welcomed the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Digital Government. April 8, 2020 –...

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Read the latest from CIO Strategy Council Executive Director, Keith Jansa, on how Canada can end the false sense of digital security featured in IT World Canada

“The wealth creation potential of digitalization has no limits or boundaries. The economic activities related to the billions of online transactions that occur every day are a testament to Canada’s growing digital economy. Clearly, this trend indicates the existence of almost incomprehensible amounts of personal and private data online. Sadly though, citizens and businesses alike...

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