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The Information Systems Security and Assurance Management (ISSAM) department in Mihalcheon School of Management proudly invites you to the monthly InfoSec Seminar. The seminar series is open to anyone who is interested in security research and technologies, not only to Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) members. 

Date: Thursday, November 9

Time: Noon to 1 p.m. MST (Edmonton, Alta. time)

Meeting link: Google Meet

Talk Description: Challenges faced by Canada’s Indigenous People in Cybersecurity

As global conflict rises, we are seeing a rise in cyber crime and initiatives to combat it. Indigenous governments located within Canada have historically had limited use of digital tools and infrastructure, but it is increasing. With this increase comes lack of understanding of cybersecurity and its importance to protecting the community’s sovereignty and Canada’s interests globally in areas such as civilian and military infrastructure, resource extraction and energy interests. What does a robust Indigenous ‘bridging the digital divide strategy’ contain and what role does cybersecurity play?

About the Speaker: Jarret Leaman, Founder & Volunteer, Centre for Indigenous Innovation & Technology

Jarret is a member of Magnetawan First Nation located in southern Ontario, who is passionate about Indigenous economic development, technology, reconciliation, and building leadership capacity within the Indigenous community. Jarret has been recognized as a national Indigenous leader as one of the Huffington Post’s Top 3 Indigenous Millennials in Canada, Top Ten to Watch by the Indigenomics Institute in 2020 and was selected to participate on the Governor General Leadership Conference in 2017 and the CivicAction DiverseCity Fellowship Program in 2015.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding this panel, please contact Shawn Thompson or Eslam G. AbdAllah, MISSM, Mihalcheon School of Management at shawn.thompson@concordia.ab.ca, eslam.abdallah@concordia.ab.ca