Events for October 24, 2022 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry
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2022 IT Security & Risk Symposium

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"Agile Threat Actors - Agile Cyber-Defenses" October 24-25, 2022 About the Event The 2022 Symposium Committee of the Atlantic Provinces Chapter of ISACA is pleased to announce its fall event – IT Security & Risk Symposium is being held in-person this year on October 24-25, 2022. We are thrilled to be inviting speakers, attendees and sponsors to an amazing in-person event. A great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and friends in a educational setting. As a nonprofit, global membership association for IT and information systems professionals, ISACA is committed to providing its diverse constituency of more than 140,000 professionals worldwide with the tools they need to achieve individual and organizational success. The benefits offered through our globally accepted research, certifications and community collaboration result in greater trust in, and value from, information systems. Through more than 200 chapters established in more than 80 countries, ISACA provides its members with education, resource sharing, advocacy, professional networking, and a host of other benefits on a local level. Members rely on ISACA for resources that enhance their skills, expand their professional knowledge and connect them with a vibrant community of peers. As such, the Atlantic Provinces chapter is hosting this two-day event to […]

Workshop on Ethical Design: Reflection and Action

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax

Details This month, we are doing a workshop for some hands-on learning! 👋🏻 Join us on Monday, October 24th as we think together and discover with Nata Kostenko. Big tech scandals, deceptive patterns, data privacy issues... We hear about unethical practices all the time. But what exactly does it mean to "work ethically"? And how can you do it in a human-centred way? It all starts with reflecting on our thought patterns and learning how to voice our concerns. We need to find our North Star and equip ourselves with tools to act against injustice (and keep our sanity). This is a practical workshop where we will explore ways to incorporate ethics into your work process. We will play with some tools, talk about existing barriers to ethical action, and go through concrete examples you might encounter in your daily work. Come as you are and let us untangle this knot together! Nata is a service designer and design researcher at Tilt the Scales. Every day she balances her belief in the power of design to make a difference with the urge to hide from the world's problems. This is a FREE event thanks to our friends at Volta and […]