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rad⋅i⋅cal: adj., thoroughgoing or extreme, esp. as regards change from accepted or traditional forms prag⋅ma⋅tism: n., A practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems. Privacy in the 21st century needs to be approached with...

Eosensa Training Course...

Effective Privacy Risk Management is an organization’s ability to proactively manage both risks and opportunities towards achieving a desired/optimal state. To identify privacy risks, one must be able to systematically assess the threats and vulnerabilities that can jeopardize...

Should Your Company Blo...

As a privacy and security professional, I am often asked what other companies are doing with regards to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc. Most recently, a mid-level manager at one of my business clients had mentioned that he would like to block facebook and wanted...

Canadian Privacy Laws: ...

PIPEDA: Transferring Personal Information Across the Border? If you are not clear on what your company is required to do under PIPEDA with regards to the transfer of personal information across the border, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner Canada has released a set of guidelines...

ITSM Series Part 1 - In...

PART 1 - Incident Management Providing and delivering IT services often presents those accountable and responsible for the delivery of those services with a myriad of issues and priorities. I’ve been involved in some very lengthy discussions and passionate debates on the topic...

Data Privacy Day...

Today is Data Privacy Day, designed to raise awareness and generate discussion about data privacy practices and rights, Data Privacy Day activities in the U.S.A, Canada, and 27 European countries have included privacy professionals, corporations, government officials, and representatives,...

Tired of unsolicited ph...

Sick and tired of the telemarketer phone calls you receive at home while trying to enjoy a quiet dinner with your family? I sure was. So on December 17th 2008 I added my home phone number to Canada’s National Do Not Call Registry. After which telemarketers have 31 days to remove...

Privacy and Data Protec...

Almost all organizations retain the personal identifiable information of current and former employees or clients. Identity thieves target this information, and legislation mandates action when it’s compromised - but what action? Where is the line drawn between ‘recommended’...

Time For Me To Open Up ...

After a day or so of contemplating whether to open a facebook account, I read this… A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.’s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the website’s...

Time For Me To Open Up ...

My friends are on it. My family is on it. My colleagues are on it. They’re all connecting and having a great time. So why am I not on it? Well, I’d prefer to keep my friends, family life, and colleagues separate. Not to say I’m averse to social networking, but I...

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