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December 17, 2019 Occasional Contributors Backup and Disaster Planning, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
This year has seen a number of interesting developments in Canadian cyber security. While the first wave of data breach cases slowly work their way through the court system, guidance for Canadian businesses has come from many other sources, including the federal government and regulators.
cyber, cyber in, cybersecurity risks, Data breach, Digital Charter, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
December 4, 2019 Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) Accounting Systems and Controls, Backup and Disaster Planning, Board of Directors, Process and Responsibilities, Business and Legal Issues, Charities, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Not for Profit, Privacy Compliance and Management, Social Media/Social Networking, Systems and Data Management,
Not-for-profits have numerous opportunities to leverage information technology (IT), from social media to cloud computing and beyond.
Baseline security controls, cloud computing, CyberSecure, CyberSecure Canada, Cybersecurity, passphrases, passwords, phishing, SOC 3
November 29, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Income Tax Planning / Tax Schedules / Remittances, Intellectual Property, IP, IT, Privacy and Security, Uncategorized,
On May 17, 2019, the Department of Finance released proposals to amend the Excise Tax Act (Canada) to treat certain virtual currency as a financial instrument for GST/HST purposes.
blockchain, cryptocurrency, Excise Tax Act, virtual currency, virtual payment instruments
November 25, 2019 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Accounting Systems and Controls, Backup and Disaster Planning, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
Only when the business impact is understood does it make sense to get into the details of which risks to which information assets should be mitigated and how.
cyber breach, cyber risk assessment, mitigating risk, risk assessments, risk evaluation, risk heat maps, risk to objectives
November 4, 2019 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Backup and Disaster Planning, Budgeting and Auditing, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Systems and Data Management,
There’s another useful article on Forbes. How to talk to the board about cybersecurity is written by an experienced CIO, John Matthews. Here are some useful excerpts with my highlights:
breach notification, breach prevention, cyber risk, cyber security, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity risks, risk management policy, risk of a breach, risk of data breaches
October 10, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, IT, Privacy and Security, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
CoinLaunch carried on business as a cryptoasset consultant, offering marketing and promotional services to prospective token issuers.
Canadian Securities Administrators, crypto consultant, cryptoassets, cryptocurrency
October 1, 2019 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Backup and Disaster Planning, Budgeting and Auditing, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
There’s an interesting article in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. What the Capital One Hack Means for Boards of Directors has some interesting insights that merit the attention of risk, cyber, audit, and governance practitioners.
corporate governance, cyber attack, cyber defence, cyber prevention, cyber risk, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, digital interconnectivity, financial regulation, risk management
September 27, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Accounting Systems and Controls, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Network, Systems and Data Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Records Management and Retention,
FATF issues guidance on virtual assets
Anti-money laundering, FATF, Financial Action Task Forc, Internal Controls, virtual assests, virtual currency
September 6, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Competition, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
In a recent article, the Competition Bureau’s focus on high-impact, consumer-focused digital economy investigations, including specifically investigations into drip pricing practices was highlighted. On June 27, 2019, the Bureau announced that its investigation into such practices by Ticketmaster had concluded with a consent agreement.
Competition Tribunal, Deceptive marketing, drip pricing, e-commerce, false or misleading advertising, marketing, pricing
August 9, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Accounting Systems and Controls, Business and Legal Issues, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, IT, Privacy and Security, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Systems and Data Management,
On June 6, 2019, the Financial Stability Board (the “FSB”), an international body that coordinates the work of national financial authorities, published a report on “Decentralised financial technologies” in response to a request by the Japanese presidency of the G20.
decentralised financial technologies, decentralized finance, distributed ledger technology, financial services, Financial Stability Board, financial technologies, FinTech, peer to peer
June 26, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., Managing Editor Accounting Systems and Controls, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, Government Budget, Throne Speech and Plans, Insurance, Payroll and Personnel Management, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations
Effective June 8, 2019, the Ontario government launched the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA), which is a new independent and self-funded regulator of financial services and pensions that is intended to help reduce regulatory burden, among other things.
Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario, self-funded regulator of financial services and pensions, Stronger Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures) 2017
May 7, 2019 Occasional Contributors Accounting Systems and Controls, Business and Legal Issues, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, IT, Privacy and Security, Sales, Marketing and Operations
On March 14, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada published Consultation Paper 21-402 Proposed Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms proposing a regulatory framework for platforms that trade cryptoassets.
cryptoassets, decentralized finance, insurance requirements, Proposed Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading, securities
May 3, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Accounting Systems and Controls, Business and Legal Issues, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management
The regulation of online advisors, often referred to as “robo-advisors”, continues to be a hot topic in the financial services industry. Online advisors are digital wealth managers which generate investment recommendations and automatically invest and rebalance funds based on an investor’s risk tolerance.
financial institutions, financial services regulators, online advisors, Securities and Exchange Commission, securities regulation
April 16, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management
In its first enforcement decision concerning cryptocurrency, the Ontario Securities Commission permanently prohibited USI-Tech Limited from trading in securities or derivatives based on its promotion of cryptocurrency-related financial products in Ontario.
Bitcoin, Canadian securities regulators, cryptocurrency, FinTech, investments, securities regulation
March 29, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Accounting Systems and Controls, Business and Legal Issues, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Network, Systems and Data Security, Systems and Data Management
On February 15, 2019, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) published guidelines for assessing cybersecurity counterparty risk for financial institutions (the “Guidelines”).
Cybersecurity, cybersecurity counterparty risk, cybersecurity governance, fraud, fraud detection, managing cybersecurity risks, risk mitigation
