By Aydin Farrokhi and Dr. Wael Hassan Today, the public has remarkable power and reach by which they can share their news, and express their opinion, about any product or services or even react to an existing state of affairs, especially…
By Aydin Farrokhi and Dr. Wael Hassan In Canada data protection is regulated by both federal and provincial legislation. Organizations and other companies who capture and store personal information are subject to several laws in Canada. In the course of commercial…
Last Friday, the WannaCry cyberattack effected more than 300,000 computers, impacting thousands of businesses, hospitals and enterprises, across 153 countries by taking advantage of outdated versions of Windows that never had updated Microsoft's crucial security upgrades. With the increasing…
The daily life and economics of the global citizen depend each time more on a stable, secure, and resilient cyberspace. Even before was elected president, Donald Trump promised to make cybersecurity “an immediate and top priority for administration.” Yet, months…
Detecting Inappropriate Access to Personal Health Information "While PHIPA has served Ontarians well over the last decade, rapid changes in technology and communications are demanding that we keep pace. With the growing use of electronic health records, the province needs…
In this guide you will explore: Obligations of Energy Boards FTC and Fair Information principle requirements Smart Grid Data Protection Requirements Employee Privacy in the Energy Space Federal and state law requirements In recent years, news of massive data breaches…
Time for a New Vision Up until now, we have viewed privacy and security on the same sliding scale, through which it appears to be impossible to have one without hurting the other. Envisioning a country where privacy is prioritized…
Has encryption protect google and yahoo against NSA snooping, simply not. Was the NSA protected against data extract by an 'authorized' user who threatened the nations security? not really. Hence we say that best encryption ceases to work upon the…
Identity and Access Management (IAM) has two seemingly opposed purposes: to enable user access to information, and to block user access to restricted information. In fact, strong security and user-friendly access are by no means mutually exclusive: a mature IAM…