This year’s Ontario Economic Report (OER) reveals a provincial economy under strain. Business confidence has hit a new low, real GDP-per-capita is falling, and the economy is hampered by inflation, interest rates, skills gaps, infrastructure backlogs, mental health and addictions crises, and prolonged uncertainty. Despite these challenges, Ontario has avoided a significant economic contraction. Inflation […]
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In today’s cybersecurity landscape, security by design is becoming a standard in software development. In this context, threat modeling plays a critical role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential security vulnerabilities in software systems as they are built. This report finds the majority of organizations that perform threat modeling do so from the design stage
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This research was commissioned by Security Compass and conducted by Golfdale Consulting, Inc. It explores the view of managers and executives overseeing cybersecurity and software development in large companies that build software. It explores their views on the use of AI in software development and as integrated components of their digital products.
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A Quarterly interactive e-book publication of primary research findings conducted for Security Compass. The report quantifies the challenges and opportunities being confronted by US government agencies at the federal, state and local levels. Software development methods, security expertise, developer controls and mitigations, communication approaches, and current approaches to ATO compliant software development are explored.
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This survey report provides a 360 degree view of how enterprises manage data protection and privacy. Feedback came from senior leadership inside the privacy office and privacy team members. We also comprehensively surveyed senior executives, middle management, and non-managerial full-time employees from over 30 countries worldwide.
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In today’s cybersecurity landscape,threat modeling plays a critical role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating
potential security vulnerabilities in software systems. This evidence-based research explores the current state
ofthreat modeling and the challenges organizations face while scaling the process for applications they build
and deploy.
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Golfdale Consulting conducted a study in March of 2023, examining current Canadian attitudes toward seeking medical treatment abroad. In total, 500 adult Canadians who had a previous serious medical condition were surveyed on their likelihood to consider treatment outside of Canada, their reasons and/or reluctance to consider doing so. This infogram provides key highlights from the survey.
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What follows are highlights from primary research studies Security Compass commissioned in 2022 on topics in cybersecurity, covering Developer Perspectives on Application Development, DevSecOps Perspectives on AppSec Training, and Application Security in the Mid-Market.
The research was conducted independently by Golfdale Consulting, Inc.
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The OCC’s 7th annual Ontario Economic Report (OER) offers unique insights into the perspectives and experiences of businesses across Ontario. The report is driven by data from our Business Confidence Survey, conducted by Golfdale Consulting, and regional economic forecasts.
The 2023 OER reveals the effects of prolonged economic uncertainty and a shifting business landscape. Labour shortages, inflation, and forecasts of an economic slowdown are dampening confidence in Ontario’s outlook. Still, most businesses feel confident they can withstand the headwinds and continue to grow in the year ahead.
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