Cory Gould , the first CISO at Canadian Western Bank FInancial Group , discusses using cutting-edge technology , relationship building and user awareness to combat cyberthreats and help realize the company ’ s bold vision

T he world is evolving . The proliferation of digital devices , mass migration to the cloud , and a rising tide of data is changing the nature of the enterprise . In few verticals is this truer than the banking and finance sector . Bank vaults piled high with paper money are being replaced by digital vaults , in-person meetings at a local branch are giving way to 24 / 7 mobile banking solutions , and major banking houses are facing serious competition from a new generation