i-SIGMA Releases New White Paper on the Critical Importance of NAID AAA Certification for GPOs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE i-SIGMA Releases New White Paper on the Critical Importance of NAID AAA Certification for GPOs Phoenix, AZ — 17 December, 2024 — The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association® (i-SIGMA®) has announced the release of its latest white paper, The Critical Importance of i-SIGMA’s NAID AAA Certification for Group Purchasing Organizations […]
Read more »2024 i-SIGMA Award Winners Announced
i-SIGMA announced the recipients of multiple awards, including the Service Provider Member Representative and Corporate Partner Member Representative of the Year Awards and the Robert Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this month at the i-SIGMA 2024 Conference in Nashville,TN. Rod Ivey of RecordXpress (Coquitlam, BC) was awarded with the Service Provider Member Representative of the […]
Read more »Groundhog Day for Canadian Privacy Legislation?
Look for a year-end parlimentary break update to this article in the upcoming iG Journal. Unless you live in Vancouver or Victoria, Groundhog Day in Canada is a misleading concept: regardless of whether the groundhog sees its shadow on February 2, you are safe to assume six more weeks of winter. However, for those who […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Appoints New CEO
Today, i-SIGMA announced the retirement of founding CEO Robert Johnson, CSDS effective 31 July. He will be succeeded 1 August by Nathan Campbell, an experienced industry veteran. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Phoenix, Ariz., 26 July 2022 – The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association™ (i-SIGMA®) is proud to announce that Nathan (Nate) Campbell will become the organization’s […]
Read more »Canadian Bill Proposes to Upgrade Country’s Data Protection Regime
As announced in the press release on 16 June, the proposed Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022, (DCIA) will significantly bolster Canada’s lagging data protection laws by creating three sub-bills titled the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, and the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act (the latter of which would replace […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Officials Testify in BC’s FIPPA Review Committee
On Tuesday, 15 March, i-SIGMA Director Tony Perrotta (Greentec/Ontario, Canada) and i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson appeared before British Columbia’s Special Committee to Review the provinces Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). While the full testimony is linked below, Mr. Perrotta focused on the association’s decades long history of working in Canada and […]
Read more »Slate of Board Candidates Set for March Election
March Elections Quickly Approaching Last month, candidates were nominated to serve in seats that will be open on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors in 2022. On 1 March, i-SIGMA voting member representatives will be sent an electronic ballot by email to determine who from the board-approved slate will fill these roles to represent key constituents. […]
Read more »Workforce Woes: Flash Survey Results
In the face of continuing concern over workforce stability, i-SIGMA launched another of its popular Flash Surveys. What follows is a breakdown of member-responses regarding their ability to attract and retain service personnel and their response to vaccination requirements. Has your firm had any difficulty hiring new employees? No – We’re not hiring 20% No […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Comments on Proposed Canadian Provincial Privacy Regulations
Perhaps in anticipation of the death of the federal Bill C-11 introducing GDPR-based amendments to Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (PIPEDA), policy makers in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia are recommending reforms to their respective Personal Information Protection Acts (PIPA). And, while the outlook for the aforementioned Bill C-11 is […]
Read more »Board Recently Names Tom Schreyer, CSDS as 2022 i-SIGMA Conference Chair
While the 2021 NAID & PRISM International Virtual Conference just wrapped last month, i-SIGMA is already working on plans for next year’s conference. With this in mind, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved yesterday Tom Schreyer, CSDS of Affordable Shred and Storage (Buffalo, IL, USA) to Chair the 2022 Annual Conference Committee. “He’s got his […]
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