Welcome  

Welcome to the Alliance for Excellence in Information Technology 
   

This website is dedicated to the members of the IT Alliance, both CA•ITs, CA-designated IT Specialists, and IT Alliance Subscribers. The site also provides information to the public as it pertains to CA·IT specialists.

The IT Alliance was approved by the CICA's Board of Directors in June 2002. Its mission is to encourage and recognize excellence in the provision of Information Technology services by Chartered Accountants.

Please browse through the site and examine our content. You can find a CA·IT from our list of specialists by Province or articles written by one of our members.

If you are a Chartered Accountant, you can become a Subscriber. If you also work in Information Technology, you might be eligible to become a CA·IT.

If you are a member of the Alliance, welcome to your site, you can browse the site for information and even propose content for other members. The CAX Forum is also there for you to look through. all postings on the Forum are there and fully searchable.

We hope you will find the site useful and helpful in doing your work, please don't hesitate to send me your comments.

  

Yves Godbout, CA·IT/CISA

Chair, IT Alliance for Excellence in Information Technology 

 

     
  Upcoming Events  

 

Canadian Conference on IT Audit, Governance and Security
March 30 - March 31, 2010
(Optional workshops April 1)
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Toronto,ON
Program Outline:
This two-day conference features keynote addresses from top IT innovators, concurrent sessions in IT Audit, Governance, and Security plus optional post-conference workshops on VAL IT or IT Audit and Security of Wireless & Mobile Technologies. This event delivers the practical training IT and financial professionals need to expand their knowledge while maintaining their competitive edge. New for 2010, we've added sessions of special interest for IT professionals in the public sector. Also available is our ever popular three-day workshop "Fundamentals of IT Audit", which runs concurrently with the conference.
This conference is co-sponsored by the Institute of Internal Auditors ( IIA) - Toronto Chapter and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) - Toronto Chapter.
Who Should Attend:
This is the ideal conference for IT professionals and financial leaders with responsibility for the IT function including:
  • Auditors
  • Chief information officers
  • Chief IT security officers
  • Senior financial professionals with responsibility for the IT function
Topics Include:
Learn the latest on state-of-the-art IT practices including:
  • Cloud Computing
  • Safe Spreadsheets and Good End-User Computing Practices
  • Malicious Insiders
  • e-Discovery in Canada
  • Pandemic Readiness & Disaster Response
  • Mobile Computing Security
  • Green Computing
  • Top 10 Web Vulnerabilities
  • IS Outsourcing - The Latest
CPD Credits:
Up to 21 hours