Cybersecurity Webinar: A New World Order – Cybersecurity risks, mitigation strategies and opportunities for Canadians in a rapidly changing global environment
Cybersecurity Webinar: A New World Order – Cybersecurity risks, mitigation strategies and opportunities for Canadians in a rapidly changing global environment
Events
2 minute Lily
We are more dependent than ever on technology today. It impacts every facet of modern life, including enabling communication, automation, transportation, and analytics. While technology offers powerful solutions to make our daily routines easier and faster, it can also be a key vulnerability when it comes to protecting sensitive data, including personal, business, and/or proprietary information.
Due to sudden and prolonged “work from home” mandates in the wake of the global pandemic and a marked increase in “hacktivism” and “cyber warfare” in response to rising political tensions, governments, businesses and individuals have all become much more aware of the unprecedented cyber threats emerging both domestically and internationally and the corresponding importance of cybersecurity measures.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heightened this awareness and sparked a wave of concern about cyber threats. As nations impose heavy and far-reaching sanctions on Russia, fear of cyber-retaliation looms.
This new world order invites companies and individuals to reflect on their existing cyber defenses. Bad actors take advantage of uncertainty, inexperience, fear, and ignorance to extract valuable information from their targets. Businesses would be well served by meaningfully considering and implementing proactive cybersecurity protocols to mitigate the risk of falling victim to cybercrime.
In this webinar, we are privileged to hear from experts from a variety of professional backgrounds, as they offer insight into the macro and micro implications of cybersecurity and discuss best practices for protecting private information.
Webinar panelists and commentators will provide information on:
- Current and emerging trends in public and private cybersecurity;
- Assess exposure to cyberattacks and risk mitigation strategies; and
- Key cybersecurity considerations at the private, public, academic and individual levels.
This program entitles you to up to 1 hour of background CPD (ON), 1 hour of CPD (BC) and 1 hour of CLE (QC).
date and time
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
9:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. EST
| Panelists | Christopher Parson Senior Research Associate Citizen laboratory, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy University of Toronto |
Jennifer Quaid Executive director Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange (CCTX) |
Stephen Neville Professor and Director of Software Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Victoria |
| Commentator/closing remarks: | Victor V. Ramraj Teacher Director of the Center for Asia Pacific Initiatives University of Victoria |
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| Opening remarks: | Carol Liao Associate Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia |
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| Moderator: | Robert Piasentin Partner Technology McMillan LLP |
Access to the webinar will be emailed after registration.
For more information, please contact us at events@mcmillan.ca.