TY - JOUR T1 - Big Data and Individual Privacy in the Age of the Internet of Things JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2017 A1 - Mackenzie Adams KW - big data KW - cybersecurity KW - data breaches KW - Internet of Things KW - IOT KW - privacy KW - smart devices AB - The availability of “big data” and “smart” products are credited with advancing solutions to complex problems in medicine, transportation, and education, among others. However, with big data comes big responsibility. The collection, storage, sharing, and analysis of data are far outpacing individual privacy protections, whether technological or legislative. The Internet of Things (IoT), with its promise to create networks of networks, will magnify individual data privacy threats. Recent data breaches, exposing the personal information of millions of users, provide insight into the vulnerability of personal data. Although seemingly expansive, there are core individual privacy issues that are central to current big data breaches and anticipated IoT threats. This article examines both big data and the IoT using examples of data privacy breaches to illustrate the impact of individual data loss. Furthermore, the article examines the complexity of tackling technological and legislative challenges in protecting individual privacy. It concludes by summarizing these issues in terms of the future implications of the IoT and the loss of privacy. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 7 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1067 IS - 4 U1 - SOMANDA Inc. Mackenzie Adams is Co-Founder and Creative Director at SOMANDA Inc., and she is a recent graduate of the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. As an avid learner and serial entrepreneur, Mackenzie is always seeking new challenges to continue evolving and expanding her interests, knowledge base, and skills. Her interests span the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, EdTech, and FinTech. Her passion is to find and cultivate the next generation of innovators in underserved communities. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cybersecurity Skills Training: An Attacker-Centric Gamified Approach JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2015 A1 - Mackenzie Adams A1 - Maged Makramalla KW - cyber attackers KW - cybersecurity KW - entrepreneur KW - gamification KW - training AB - Although cybersecurity awareness training for employees is important, it does not provide the necessary skills training required to better protect businesses against cyber-attacks. Businesses need to invest in building cybersecurity skills across all levels of the workforce and leadership. This investment can reduce the financial burden on businesses from cyber-attacks and help maintain consumer confidence in their brands. In this article, we discuss the use of gamification methods that enable all employees and organizational leaders to play the roles of various types of attackers in an effort to reduce the number of successful attacks due to human vulnerability exploits. We combine two separate streams – gamification and entrepreneurial perspectives – for the purpose of building cybersecurity skills while emphasizing a third stream – attacker types (i.e., their resources, knowledge/skills, and motivation) – to create training scenarios. We also define the roles of attackers using various theoretical entrepreneurial perspectives. This article will be of interest to leaders who need to build cybersecurity skills into their workforce cost-effectively; researchers who wish to advance the principles and practices of gamification solutions; and suppliers of solutions to companies that wish to build cybersecurity skills in the workforce and leadership. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 5 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/861 IS - 1 U1 - Carleton University Mackenzie Adams is a serial entrepreneur, a Senior Technical Communicator, and a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is also a VP/Creative Director at SOMANDA, a consulting company. Over the past 15 years, Mackenzie has worked in a variety of fields ranging from social work to accounting and has used those experiences to develop strong strategic and analytical skills. She is interested in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum computing, and how they relate to cybersecurity. U2 - Carleton University Maged Makramalla is a current graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the German University in Cairo, Egypt. For three years, he has been working as Manager of the Sales and Marketing Department of TREND, a trading and engineering company based in Cairo. His primary research interest lies in the improvement of educational techniques by introducing experiential learning into the regular curriculum while promoting gamification of educational methods. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Down the Rabbit Hole: How Structural Holes in Entrepreneurs' Social Networks Impact Early Venture Growth JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Mackenzie Adams A1 - Maged Makramalla A1 - Walter Miron KW - entrepreneurs KW - institutional order KW - social networks KW - structural holes KW - venture growth AB - Social networks play a significant role in the success of new entrepreneurial ventures. They provide an accumulation of tangible and intangible resources that are linked to entrepreneurial outcomes such as growth and innovation. The structure of social networks, specifically, has been linked to these outcomes; structural holes in social networks have shown an association with entrepreneurial success. Entrepreneurs who have many structural holes in their networks are thought to benefit from a rich source of divergent information. This article examines the complex nature of the relationships among social networks, formal institutions, and the outcomes of new ventures. It also explores the effects of a social network’s structural holes on growth in the early years of a venture’s development. We propose that structural holes of a social network, through a mediating role of institutional polycentrism, play an important role in the growth and profitability of a new venture as well as potential threats of exploitation. We then provide recommendations based on the reviewed literature for entrepreneurs and managers of formal institutions. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/828 IS - 9 U1 - Carleton University Mackenzie Adams is a serial entrepreneur, a Senior Technical Communicator in the Oil and Gas industry, and a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is also a Principal at THINQ I/O, a consulting company. Over the past 15 years, Mackenzie has worked in a variety of fields ranging from social work to accounting and has used those experiences to develop strong strategic and analytical skills. She is interested in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum computing, and how they relate to cybersecurity. U2 - Carleton University Maged Makramalla is a current graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the German University in Cairo, Egypt. For three years, he has been working as Manager of the Sales and Marketing Department of TREND, a trading and engineering company based in Cairo. His primary research interest lies in the improvement of educational techniques by introducing experiential learning into the regular curriculum while promoting gamification of educational methods. U3 - Carleton University Walter Miron is a Director of Technology Strategy at TELUS Communications, where he is responsible for the evolution of their TCP/IP and optical networks. He has over 20 years of experience in enterprise and service provider networking conducting technology selection and service development projects. Walter is a member of the research program committee of the SAVI project, the Heavy Reading Global Ethernet Executive Council, and the ATOPs SDN/nFV Working Group. He is also Chair of the Venus Cybersecurity Corporation and a board member of the Centre of Excellence for Next Generation Networking (CENGN) in Ottawa, Canada. Walter is currently a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. ER -