On November 25, 2024, Ontario's Bill 194, also known as the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, reached royal assent. The passing of this Bill marks a significant milestone in Ontario's efforts to enhance digital security and trust within the public sector.

Hashing is a popular tool in data analysis for businesses, known for its ability to convert personal data into an anonymous format. However, hashed data is not truly anonymized and can be vulnerable to attacks that may re-identify the original data. To ensure data privacy, it's important to use hashing alongside other methods like encryption and tokenization, and to understand privacy regulations and best practices. This approach provides a more robust way to safeguard sensitive information. Explore advanced techniques to protect your data assets while maintaining privacy and security.

As an immigrant to Canada, I have seen the process and the documentation required to get here. My entire life condensed into a folder to be submitted to a consultant, who will in turn validate everything, and then submit it all to the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada). This translates to a lot of deeply personal information put into the trust of a third-party, and this article goes into how quickly a phishing attack on any business can put sensitive information at risk.

Companies are so focused on collecting data because of its value that they often neglect something that is even more valuable because of its rarety - TRUST. This article discusses the four building blocks to earning trust, which will result in a company being more profitable, more relevant and future-ready for a data paradigm shift that is coming. When a company implements these four building blocks - Clarity, Culture, Craft and Communication - it will have a competitive advantage.

Classification of data within your possession is not necessarily something that a lot of companies (particularly smaller ones) think of, but the practice is becoming a regular requirement of security attestations and Data Processing Agreements (DPAs). Within the privacy and information security spaces, different types of information are treated differently, be it relating to how it is stored, or even where it is transferred (for example, there may be restrictions on transferring medical details outside of your country of residence).

The EU’s Data Governance Act promotes decentralized intercompany channels, opportunities, and data governance to enhance the EU’s data economy.