Security Links

Canadian Children on the Internet

• The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has an interactive safety education program called Kids in the Know which is aimed at kids of all ages. Its purpose is to increase the personal safety of children and reduce their risk of sexual exploitation. It focuses on building self-esteem and safety awareness in children from kindergarten to high school by teaching problem-solving skills. Kids in the Know is designed to empower children and reduce their risk of victimization. Tools are also made available for Parents, Educators and the Community to aid them in teaching these safety skills.

Ottawa Security Organizations

• Join the ISSA Ottawa Chapter's LinkedIn group. You can use it to post articles, read announcements or to network with your fellow members.
  
  
• Ottawa is a terrific source for valuable security related associations. One such organization that ISSA Ottawa is happy to be associated with is the High Tech Crime Investigation Association.
  
  
• The Canadian Information Processing Society, Ottawa Section frequently holds events on Information Security topics.

Canadian Federal Government Sites

• What anyone working with the Canadian federal government should have, the Policy on Government Security.
  
  
• If you are a Canadian federal government employee, or a consultant sponsored by a federal department, you may be eligible to attend courses put on by the Communications Security Establishment of Canada (CSEC).
  
  
• To learn about the Government of Canada's Information Technology policies, standards and guidelines, visit the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website.
  
  
• The Harmonized Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA) Methodology and many other useful security documents from the RCMP website.

International Security Organizations

• ISSA International is "The Global Voice of Information Security". Visit the ISSA International website to learn more, become a member, or find a chapter near you.
  
  
• The ISC², of which ISSA International was a founding member, develops and maintains the ISC² Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), a compendium of information security topics.
  
  
• The SANS Institute is well known as one of the most trusted and largest source for information security training, certification, research in the world. Visit their SANS free resources page.
  
  
• Thank you to the CIPS Vancouver Security Special Interest Group (Security SIG) for allowing us to link to their security links page.

Security Magazines

• For a Canadian perspective on security, see the Security Matters for Canadian Businesses.
  
  
• SC Magazine is a good source of security news throughout the world.

Did You Know?
The Ottawa Chapter of ISSA has its own LinkedIn group. You can use it to post an interesting article, read announcements or to network with your fellow members. If you are a member of LinkedIn, feel free to join.

Did You Know?
You can earn up to 40 CPE credits towards your (ISC)²® certification per year of service on the Ottawa ISSA Chapter Board.

You can also earn CPE credits for every ISSA event that you attend.