Victoria McIntosh
The Art of War in the Digital Age: Protecting Your Business with the Wisdom of Sun Tzu
Presentation Synopsis: Do you feel overwhelmed by the news and how-to of cybersecurity, even though you recognize awareness of threats is mandatory for today's business environment? Cybersecurity and privacy protection concerns are at the forefront of business today, but it can be daunting to talk to the IT team without knowing the language. Before drowning in new ideas and technology, you need to understand the basics of strategy from the master who taught it: Sun Tzu, author of the Art of War. A legendary general during China's Warring States period, he re-defined military strategy on a level never emulated since.
Move ahead twenty-five hundred years later and Sun Tzu's masterpiece continues to remain a key guide in protecting your assets and holding ground in uneasy times. Information and Privacy Professional Victoria McIntosh breaks down the critical components of your business's new cyber defence plan using the world's oldest, and most effective, guide to defeating the enemy.
Speaker's Bio: Victoria McIntosh is an Information and Privacy professional residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With over six years experience, she is committed to assisting clients with the growing challenges of controlling their information resources through strategic information management, data governance, and privacy controls. Working with both people and technology, she embraces change and believes there are few industries data and machine learning won't be a part of going forward; however hands-on observation has her recognize that technology will always need to interface with human perceptions and values to be effective. Victoria has received an honours BA in History from Mount Allison University, an MLIS degree from the University of Western Ontario, and is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as an Information Privacy Technologist.
The Art of War in the Digital Age: Protecting Your Business with the Wisdom of Sun Tzu
Presentation Synopsis: Do you feel overwhelmed by the news and how-to of cybersecurity, even though you recognize awareness of threats is mandatory for today's business environment? Cybersecurity and privacy protection concerns are at the forefront of business today, but it can be daunting to talk to the IT team without knowing the language. Before drowning in new ideas and technology, you need to understand the basics of strategy from the master who taught it: Sun Tzu, author of the Art of War. A legendary general during China's Warring States period, he re-defined military strategy on a level never emulated since.
Move ahead twenty-five hundred years later and Sun Tzu's masterpiece continues to remain a key guide in protecting your assets and holding ground in uneasy times. Information and Privacy Professional Victoria McIntosh breaks down the critical components of your business's new cyber defence plan using the world's oldest, and most effective, guide to defeating the enemy.
Speaker's Bio: Victoria McIntosh is an Information and Privacy professional residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With over six years experience, she is committed to assisting clients with the growing challenges of controlling their information resources through strategic information management, data governance, and privacy controls. Working with both people and technology, she embraces change and believes there are few industries data and machine learning won't be a part of going forward; however hands-on observation has her recognize that technology will always need to interface with human perceptions and values to be effective. Victoria has received an honours BA in History from Mount Allison University, an MLIS degree from the University of Western Ontario, and is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as an Information Privacy Technologist.
