Vanguard Magazine

38 DECEMBER 2020/JANUARY 2021 www.vanguardcanada.com cyBer Why All This Matters IBM serves clients in more than 170 countries around the world. With 27 consecutive years of patent leadership in technologies ranging from cloud and AI to Quantum, we are guided by principles of trust and transparency and a commit- ment to being a responsible technology innovator. Step one involves a collective organizational effort to deter and reverse any efforts that encourage complacency. It is a belief that excellence in cybersecurity ensures mission success. Such an approach starts with our people and training to help everyone understand their role in protect- ing our organization and that of our cli- ents. X-Force Red, for example, is an au- tonomous team of veteran hackers within IBM Security that are hired by clients to break into organizations and uncover risky vulnerabilities that attackers may use. These 'hackers' identify and remediate security flaws covering their entire digital and physical ecosystem. X-Force Red can do whatever malicious actors can do, in- cluding highly trained adversaries but with the goal of helping security leaders harden their defences and protect their most im- portant assets. Moving ahead, and against difficult chal- lenges of the near term, a Canadian defence system well equipped for the new digital age and fifth dimension of warfare is one that will better serve the security of Cana- dians. Working together, industry partners like IBM are aligned and keen to make im- portant contributions to that mission for Canada and the world as a whole. For more information, please contact: Shannon McClure, Defence Partner, IBM Canada at mshannon@ca.ibm.com Ray Boisvert is the Associate Partner for the Canadian Public Sector within IBM Security. Given his deep background in na- tional security, Ray is focused on assisting IBM clients to better identify and mitigate security risks in an integrated, strategic manner. Previously, Ray was appointed as the first Security Advisor for the Province of Ontario. While reporting to the Secre- tary of Cabinet, Ray supported efforts to protect provincial assets and investments that are critical to Ontario's economy, public safety, and security. Just prior, and during a five-year tenure as President of I-Sec Integrated Strategies, Ray delivered business intelligence solutions while guid- ing resilience building and opportunity pursuits with an emphasis on exploiting geo-strategic foresight. He also consulted on global business strategies such as M+A opportunities with potential National Secu- rity risks. Aer five years in federal policing with the RCMP, Ray joined the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) in 1984 and retired in 2012 as the Assistant Direc- tor responsible for the Intelligence Director- ate. During his tenure, Ray was involved in broad facets of security intelligence operations such as leadership for Intelli- gence Assessments, the Counter-Terrorism Branch, as well as driving Operational Risk, Data Exploitation, and Covert Operations. Shannon McClure is the IBM Canada Ser- vices Partner for Defence. She has 23 years of business experience with more than 15 years of experience working with Defence organizations. As the Canadian represen- tative on IBM's Global Defence Board, she collaborates on innovation agendas includ- ing artificial intelligence. Shannon can be counted on to help in the most complex sit- uations and is focused on helping to trans- form Canadian Defence, putting people and data first, and pivoting clients to the cogni- tive era. She is experienced in planning and managing complex organizational change projects combined with information tech- nology business transformations and is focused on helping Defence organizations obtain value from artificial intelligence. She's known for her deep industry experi- ence, organizational change management skills, and for driving disruption and inno- vation to create value for clients. Shannon is a founding executive member of the IBM Advancing Women in Global Business Ser- vices group and she is the Executive Spon- sor of the IBM Veterans Business Resource Group. She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration from the Univer- sity of Ottawa. Smart applications that are used by allies or are capable of information fusion, including an ability to merge existing tech- nologies. Of first-order importance is a framework that prizes Threat Man- agement, Digital Trust, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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