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February 9, 2018

As a not-for-profit organization committed to actively supporting innovation in Ontario, ORION connects big ideas, big thinkers and big data through an ultra high-speed fibre optic network dedicated to enabling research, education and innovation (RE&I) in Ontario.

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Partners in National Research and Education Network (NREN) complete first collaborative procurement initiative to strengthen cybersecurity for Canada’s NREN

February 27, 2019

ORION has announced the successful conclusion of the first procurement for a national Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure. The SIEM initiative involves a collaboration of 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners of Canada’s National Research and Education Network ... Continue Reading

ORION and EC-Council bring Certified Chief Information Security Officer certification to Ontario’s IT professionals

October 25, 2018

TORONTO, Ontario—ORION is working with the Ontario College Council of Chief Information Officers (OCCCIO) to bring quality cybersecurity leadership training to advance security expertise in Ontario. The three-day hybrid online and in-person program, beginning November 14, hosted at Niagara College, ... Continue Reading

Joanne Borges, 2018 ORION Leadership Award in K12, Limestone DSB, Kingston

ORION presents 2018 Leadership Award winners

May 2, 2018

TORONTO, May 2, 2018 – ORION has honoured three distinguished members of Ontario’s research, education and innovation community with a 2018 Leadership Award at its annual THINK Conference. These exceptional leaders have leveraged ORION’s unique digital infrastructure and specialized services to ... Continue Reading

ORION launches first Certified Chief Information Security Officer training workshop at THINK conference

April 10, 2018

TORONTO, Ontario – ORION is bringing one of the most well-regarded cybersecurity leadership training programs to Toronto on April 30-May 1 in conjunction with their 2018 THINK conference. EC-Council's Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) is a first-of-its-kind, ANSI 17024-accredited ... Continue Reading