Our Thinking

At Online Business Systems we have our feet in two different worlds – Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity. As you can guess, we get a lot of questions about how to plan for and incorporate a security strategy when designing and executing a digital transformation project (e.g. process automation, transforming to a paperless organization, incorporating AI, or a cloud migration.) I have read quite a few articles and blogs written on this topic recently and had a few thoughts of my own based on my experiences being on the front lines where we’ve seen security done well (and also, unfortunately, not so well.)

We're changing it up today from our regular style of blogs, and are excited to share our first Vlog! In today's feature post we sit with Heidi Deras, a Business Analyst and exceptional Onliner who describes how BAs can assist Agile Product Owners to be successful.

Back in May, I had the chance to attend the WCISC conference in Winnipeg and listen to James Comey share his thoughts on security, leadership and integrity. If you’ve had the opportunity to hear James Comey speak, regardless of your political persuasion, I think you’ll agree with me – he is an excellent communicator. Over the hour session he shared many humorous and impactful stories about his role as the Director of the FBI and the direction that his life has taken.

Digital Transformation has become quite the industry buzzword. It’s become a goal for most organizations to achieve, yet more than half of these attempts are unsuccessful. What is it that prevents a successful digital transformation?  If you’re not one of the companies that has already failed or is on the verge of failure; keep reading to ensure you too, don’t become part of that rapidly growing statistic.

In less than a week, one of Canada’s largest information technology conferences will take place in Winnipeg.

“CANHEIT is the largest gathering of Canadian higher education IT leaders from universities, colleges, technical institutes and advanced research computing (ARC) experts. It will offer a unique forum to explore the latest best practices, opportunities and challenges within the realm of higher education technology.”

As North America’s leading Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity consultancy, Online takes great pride in building a culture that supports and builds teams of professionals; which ultimately benefits our valued Clients.

Two Things Every CISO Should Consider:

1. “What critical assets do you have that are worth protecting?”
2. “What happens if they’re compromised?” 

These were two questions I asked a CIO from a large Energy company when I had the chance to sit down with him recently.