Date: October 29th 12:00pm-1:00pm
Presenters: Irfaan Cader (Senior Information Risk and Security Professional, The Hospital for Sick Children)
As research continues to generate and depend on vast volumes of data, the boundaries between healthcare, computation, and innovation continue to blur. High-performance computing, cloud environments, and federated data platforms are transforming how research is conducted, yet the frameworks that govern cybersecurity, privacy, and data management often struggle to keep pace with this digital acceleration.
In this session, Irfaan, Senior Information Risk Analyst at the SickKids Research Institute, introduces how cybersecurity and information risk management principles can strengthen trust, integrity, and collaboration across the research lifecycle. Drawing on experience at the intersection of clinical research, IT compliance, and information risk, he will outline how standards such as those from NIST and policy instruments like Canada’s Tri-
Agency Research Data Management Policy influence how institutions think about protecting data, enabling collaboration, and supporting responsible research.
Attendees will learn that effective security in research is not only about firewalls and encryption, but also about building a culture of responsible innovation that safeguards data, protects patients, and sustains discovery across Ontario’s research ecosystem.
