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Province of Manitoba advises that former health department employee inappropriately accessed personal health information
November 16, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterManitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living (MHSAL) has reported that a former health department employee inappropriately accessed the personal health information of 197 people, including names, addresses and dates of birth. MHSAL said on Monday that an internal investigation revealed…
Filling the Breach
November 6, 2016 Eduard Goodman, Chief Privacy Officer, IDT911Insurers in Canada need to prepare for the new federal breach notification law, the back-end details of which could be ready within the next 12 months. Although the rule-making phase is not yet complete, a big change in direction is not anticipated, with the information provided to date likely offering a solid blueprint for the final rules.
Organizations must focus more on people, not just technology, to combat privacy breaches: lawyer
October 26, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichThe people component of privacy breaches is critically important, demanding greater focus going forward in light of an environment where both related individual and class actions are on the rise, Patrick Hawkins, a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP suggested…
Canada fourth largest cyber security hub in world, Ontario has potential to assume leading role
October 19, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMore investment and co-ordination is needed if Ontario – which offers strengths in financial services and technology – is to realize its potential to assume a more dominant leadership role in cyber security, notes a new report issued Thursday. Commissioned…
Chubb launches product to protect Canadian companies against privacy, intellectual property, financial injury and cyber risks
October 4, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterChubb announced on Tuesday that its Integrity+ product is now available in Canada to help protect companies from errors and omissions (E&O) liability customer lawsuits alleging that their products or services caused privacy violations, intellectual property infringements or other financial…
Cyber and data privacy breaches top risk for global transportation industry executives: Willis Towers Watson study
October 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe increased security threat from cyber and data privacy breaches is the number one risk on the minds of executives in the global transportation industry, according to a new report released on Monday by Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Willis Towers…
Focus on behaviours of Generation Z to digitally engage consumers, Kanetix conference hears
September 28, 2016 Jason Contant, Online EditorAlthough insurers have often looked at the purchasing actions of Millenials, they would do best to start examining the behaviours of the following generation – Generation Z – to digitally engage their customers, attendees to the Kanetix Insights 2.0 conference…
Feds failed to assess privacy implications of Bill C-51 info sharing: watchdog
September 27, 2016 Jim Bronskill - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The government hasn’t done enough to protect the privacy of “law-abiding Canadians” from new information-sharing powers in the omnibus security legislation known as C-51, says a federal watchdog. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said Tuesday he was surprised that…
Privacy in the Sky
September 14, 2016 Laura Emmett, Partner; and Nicholas Cummings, Associate, Lerners LLPPotential Liability for Drone Operators
Facial recognition set to go live in Saskatchewan in late August
August 18, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) will have in place facial recognition software when issuing driver licences and photo identification cards come Aug. 24, a move the insurer maintains will help combat fraud and bolster road safety. Customers will not notice anything…
Canada’s police chiefs want new law that would compel people to reveal passwords
August 16, 2016 Jim Bronskill - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – Canada’s police chiefs want a new law that would force people to hand over their electronic passwords with a judge’s consent. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has passed a resolution calling for the legal measure to…
90% of global consumer product companies have experienced data breach, almost half not complying with regulations: Capgemini report
July 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterNine in ten global consumer product (CP) companies have faced a data breach and nearly one in two do not company with industry regulations, research from Gapgemini has found. The consulting, technology and outsourcing services firm conducted a global survey…