“Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.” – Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer and writer. Abstract Spear phishing is a growing attack vector in
“If you get the culture right, most of the other stuff will just take care of itself.” – Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos Abstract As the world becomes more interconnected, cybersecurity continues to be a growing concern in critical infrastructure environments. Neither policies and procedures nor technical solutions can consider all possible scenarios; however, an environment … Read more
As part of my Masters of Applied Science in Technology Innovation Management, we were regularly asked questions about the use of technology. This is the response to one of the questions. Should every company establish a virtual community to benefit from user input? Over 80% of high-tech firms listed in the S&P 500 have virtual … Read more
IntroductionMacroeconomic LevelUnclear Definition And Measurement Of Digitization.Lack Of Digitization Impact Assessment Tools.Policy Imperatives Focused on Taxation of ICT. Microeconomic Level Digitizing Services: Fragmentation Digitizing Services: Resistant CultureDigitizing Services: Change ManagementDiscussionConclusion: Digitizing ServicesReferences Introduction The challenges of digitizing services are multiple; however, the benefits are considerable if successful. It has been called “one of the biggest opportunities and challenges … Read more
As part of my Masters of Applied Science in Technology Innovation Management, we were regularly asked questions about the use of technology. This is the response to one of the questions. Q: Is the best motivation for involving customers or virtual user communities into product development to give monetary rewards in exchange of their use … Read more
Introduction The Innovation Canada: A Call to Action report written by the Independent Panel on Federal Support to Research & Development (R&D) was released on October 17, 2011. The concept for this report originated from the 2010 federal budget, when a comprehensive review of support for research and development (R&D) was announced. The report has previously … Read more
Inspiration, intention and incentives are three of the key tenets of the innovation-focused economics espoused by Atkinson & Ezell (2012). In Canada, we already have an excellent channel for delivering incentives to upwards of 24,000 corporations annually, via the single largest source of federal government support for research and development in Canada: the Scientific … Read more
While the digital age has brought with it a wealth of technological boons, it has also been plagued by unique challenges and obstacles. Towards the end of National Cyber Security Month (October) in 2015, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and MediaSmarts gathered together industry experts and 200 secondary school students and for two … Read more