Description

As the world becomes more integrated, our understanding of security and the means to preserve it have and are continuing to shift. Cyber security is unchartered territory. It is growing exponentially and is paving a new path for businesses and decision-makers alike. Through information technology procurements, integrated networks, cloud-based computing, and artificial intelligence, cyber security is both an asset and a liability of nearly every kind of organization. It has carved out an important role in the operations and efficiency of business.

This course will tackle the topic of cyber security through a legal lens. It will discuss the meaning of cyber security, the privacy frameworks that mark the boundaries of the cyber domain, the basics of technology contracting and the types of contracts to consider, security compliance, security reporting obligations and mechanisms, and the dark web. Along the way, we will tie into this course practical advice and case studies to highlight how cyber security operates in practice and how it can benefit you or your organization.

Topics

  • Cyber security: What is It and Why Does It Matter?
  • Canadian Privacy & Data Protection Regime
  • Identifying the Type of IT Contract Required: What You Need and Why?
  • Types of Arrangement: To Buy, Build or Rent?
  • Contacting 101
  • Staying in the Clear: Compliance & Security Standards
  • Dark Web: What's Underneath the Internet
  • Reporting: Processes & Practices
  • Cybersecurity in Action: Case Studies

Duration

6 hours

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Instructor

 

James Kosa is a partner at WeirFoulds with a practice focused on information technology and intellectual property law. James acts as technology counsel to technology companies in a wide variety of high technology fields, including telecommunications, cloud computing and artificial intelligence companies, software development companies (traditional and agile), hosting service providers and infrastructure as a service providers. He also represents consumers of technologies with procurement and negotiation of technology services, including financial institutions, governments and government agencies, and profit and non-profit companies in traditional fields with technology needs. James is recognized as a leading practitioner in the following legal directories: Chambers Canada Guide – Information Technology; Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – Computer & IT Law; and Best Lawyers in Canada – Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law.

 

Trust an Unbiased Global View

This course is technology- and policy-agnostic. It is designed, structured, and delivered based on a blend of learning processes and real-world experiences. This ensures you get a truly unbiased world view of universally applicable information and cybersecurity principles and practices presented from a neutral, Canadian perspective.

Access a Continuum of Learning

By completing the Information and Cybersecurity Management Certificate program, you will have what you need to transition to additional learning in the field or bridge to other programs offered by PDI.

The Information and Cybersecurity Management Program is an integral part of a continuum of learning ecosystem in security, cybersecurity, and other disciplines offered by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute (uOttawa PDI). The knowledge, skills, and abilities you acquire through this program are complementary to other offerings in PDI’s security portfolio, including:

Financial Intelligence Specialist Program

National Security and Intelligence Advance Certificate

Coding for Veterans

Cyber Skills for Canadians

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