17 February 2019

• Canadian infosec market: Good for job seekers, ‘challenging’ for employers
  A Canadian job site looks at the numbers and finds there are still more infosec job posted than people clicking on them for information
• Project Prospects: A systems view of risk
  This 5-minute read proposes a more comprehensive systems view of project risk management, moving on from the fill-out-the-template approach. Risk pervades our lives, shapes our strategies, and influences our behavior. It accompanies every project, but unlike the triple constraint, you can actually ignore it and (with some...
• Cyber Security Today: Feb. 15, 2019 — Another huge file of stolen credentials for sale, how bad was 2018 and phony U.S. military web site spotted
  Today's podcast covers the discovery of more stolen credentials on the dark web, a tally of 2018 breaches, a warning to update Linux and a new feature on Firefox
• Hashtag Trending – Amazon cancels HQ plans; Google, Apple probe Saudi app; Spicey AI
  Amazon cancels plans for HQ2 campus in New York, Google joins Apple in probing Saudi app, and IBM teams up with McCormick to create new spice packets.
• Supreme Court of Canada privacy ruling in criminal case may impact private sector: Lawyer
  Ruling says expectation of privacy depends on a number of factors, not just where one is. Read why a lawyer says its important to businesses
• Project Debater poses strong argument in favour of AI
  SAN FRANCISCO – IBM Watson blew minds when it successfully defeated human champions on Jeopardy, but compared to Project Debater, which was demonstrated at IBM Think this week, that AI looks like a one trick pony. Project Debater is the first artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to debate humans on a variety of...
• Workforce data collection risks damaging employee trust: Accenture survey
  In a typical day in the office in 2019, your employer might be collecting a lot of data about you. Perhaps you use a time tracking tool, or log in to the CRM to log information about customers. Maybe you wear a Fitbit that sends data back to the company’s benefits program to provide incentives…
• Hashtag Trending – DNA matchmaking; Americans lose $143M to online dating scams; 3D-printed avacado with emotions
  “This podcast is brought to you by Amazon Web Services. Companies build more of their IT infrastructure on AWS than the next four cloud providers combined. Visit aws.amazon.com to learn how AWS can help you modernize your IT.” An online service plays matchmaker based on DNA samples; Americans are not only getting their...
• 5 qualities of a professional project manager (rather than a PM poser)
  Reasonable project management makes an essential contribution to IT project success. Sadly, the reverse is also true. Absent, incompetent, or insufficient project management is invariably a contributing factor to project failure. As an executive, how can you recognize if your active project is being led by a superior,...
• Communications muffled between infosec pros, management: Survey
  Only 21 per cent of respondents say they are effective in communicating risk to C-suite