IT, Privacy and Security
December 11, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Competition, Finance and Accounting, Intellectual Property, IP, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Privacy Compliance and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
On October 17, 2019, the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) rendered its decision in CT-2016-015 Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority (Decision) [PDF], dismissing the Commissioner of Competition’s (Commissioner) application.
abuse of dominance cases, anti-competitive effects, anti-competitive practices, Competition Act, Competition Law
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
December 2, 2019 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Backup and Disaster Planning, Business and Legal Issues, Cyberlaw, Internet Law, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Systems and Data Management,
A couple of recent pieces shed some light, some amazing light, on how cyber-related risk is perceived by executives and the board.
cyber, cyber risk, cyber security, Cyber threats, enterprise risk-based approach, risk management, risk-based approach to cybersecurity
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 22, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Intellectual Property, IP, IT, Privacy and Security, Privacy Compliance and Management, Systems and Data Management,
When does copyright transfer to the Crown under the Copyright Act? The Supreme Court clarified this in a landmark ruling released earlier today in Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43, authoritatively interpreting Section 12 of the Act.
communications, copyright, Crown copyright, data management, government control, Keatley v. Teranet, Land Registry Office, outsourcing, privacy, proprietary rights, technology
November 20, 2019 Ethics &Compliance Matters ™, Navex Global ® Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Privacy Compliance and Management,
The whistleblowing landscape has changed substantially over the past few years. High profile cases have spurred new whistleblower protection regulations across the globe.
fear of retaliation, internal reporting systems, retaliation, whistleblower laws, whistleblower management system, whistleblower protections, whistleblower regulations
November 19, 2019 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Budgeting and Auditing, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Privacy Compliance and Management,
What we should all note from the news is that a failure to perform an appropriate investigation is a serious source of risk to any organization.
fear of retaliation, internal audit, investigations, sexual harassment in the workplace, suspected wrongdoing, whistleblower, workplace investigations
November 19, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Finance and Accounting, Intellectual Property, IP, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Web design and Management,
This information bulletin addresses the language requirements pertaining to display, in a language other than French, of trademarks on real estate in Quebec.
Charter of the French Language, intellectual property, language requirements, trademarks
November 11, 2019 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Backup and Disaster Planning, Budgeting and Auditing, Business and Legal Issues, Competition, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
There’s some good material in KPMG’s Enterprise Risk Management Benchmarking Study, subtitled Evolving to an active, integrated and agile approach amidst change and disruption.
audit committee, Enterprise Risk Management ERM, ERM program, internal audit to identify risks, risk management, 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 21, 2019 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Budgeting and Auditing, Business and Legal Issues, Competition, Corporate Administration, Finance and Accounting, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
Whilst the majority of firms had risk appetite statements that were set by the Board and which were supported by relevant metrics, 50% of respondents noted that their risk appetite statements did not link to the firm’s strategy or to the actual underlying risk the firm faced, and did not provide a forward looking view of risk.
enterprise risk management, Institute of Risk Management, risk appetite statements, risk management programs
October 16, 2019 Ethics &Compliance Matters ™, Navex Global ® Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, Defamation, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Payroll and Personnel Management, Privacy Compliance and Management,
Now more than ever, compliance officers, executive teams and boards of directors must think more about how to support an internal reporter, even at the “mechanical” level of protecting their identity.
compliance officers, privacy, whistleblower, whistleblower protections, whistleblowing, whistleblowing policy
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 4, 2019 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Finance and Accounting, Intellectual Property, IP, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
With a booking tech industry in Canada, growing technology companies need capital and, as a result, there has been growth in financing tech enterprises.
artificial intelligence, debt financing, equity capital, quantum computing, tax credits, tech industry, tech lending