Countries around the world are crossing the electronic frontier and exploring the benefits of integrating digital identity systems. With the growing number of Canadians accessing services and businesses online and the increased usage of mobile phones, Canada is in a position to move forward with a more robust digital identity system. In this brief, we highlight why Canada needs a digital identity system, how other countries have made progress in this area and the lessons we can learn from those experiences to build a system in Canada.

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The purpose of the Cloud Security Technical Reference Architecture is to guide agencies in a coordinated and deliberate way as they continue to adopt cloud technology. This approach will allow the Federal Government to identify, detect, protect, respond, and recover from cyber incidents, while improving cybersecurity across the gov enterprise. (more…)

Carrying out analysis. Making judgements. Taking decisions. Implementing policy. Running projects. We do all of these things – day in, day out – for the benefit of London and Londoners. It is why the Greater London Authority exists.

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The risk-based approach (RBA) is central to the effective implementation of the FATF Recommendations. It means that competent authorities, supervisors and legal professionals should identify, assess, and understand the money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks to which legal professionals are exposed, and implement appropriate mitigation measures. This approach enables allocation of resources where the risks are higher.

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DO YOU HAVE your customer’s back when it comes to preserving their digital privacy? More importantly, do they believe you do?
Recent research indicates most of us don’t have much trust that our online privacy is being maintained or that our data is secure:

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