Our timeline story began in 1989 and continues 35 years later.
Informatica Timeline:
1989
Company founder Claudiu Popa legally registers Informatica’s predecessor, providing custom programming and IBM PC hardware & software solutions.
1992
The advent of the Internet ushers in new services to meet demand for secure connectivity and remote collaboration. Informatica pivots to raise awareness about the need for confidentiality and data security in general.
1994
Informatica invites the public to explore Internet e-business with its new motto: “Join Us In the Passing Lane on the Information Superhighway” as it expands to accommodate corporate interest in securing the new medium.
1996
Our timeline experiences another jump when Informatica is officially incorporated. A shift from World Wide Web development to secure e-commerce and the necessary complexities of network security.
1998
New investment in training and content development led to the inception of WorkLIfe Learning, with a 100-seminar interactive catalogue and a focus on what came to be known as ‘computer hygiene’ and security best practices.
2000
After our timeline experiences aggressive growth and the excitement of the “Year 2000 Bug” Informatica splits into Informatica Corporation (risk management and information security) and Informatica Industries (systems and applications).
2001
The year that forever changed the security industry and the world, leading to stronger (2001 Patriot Act) legislation soon followed by stricter industry standards (2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act), as well as Canada’s new federal privacy legislation (PIPEDA).
2002
Informatica reacts to global changes by retooling and introduces a standardized security testing and risk assessment methodology (Verify) to help businesses to mitigate new risks and emerging threats. This would come to play a key part in the credibility and trust commanded by companies that earned the credential.
2004-8
Standardized international audits bring Informatica’s risk assessments onto the radar of multinational firms as our team travels to 12 countries and audits operations
2009
Informatica corporation launches offers increasing numbers of services at no cost, to educate parents and teachers about technology, help students and youth with cybersafety and generally build a ‘web of trust’ where vulnerable sector audiences are encouraged to help others
2010
The timeline further progresses when our nonprofit services are brought together under the umbrella of KnowledgeFlow, later officially incorporated as the groundbreaking federal non-profit KnowledgeFlow Cybersafety Foundation
2012
A period of rapid growth sees Informatica establish partnerships with universities and associations, expanding its focus on global privacy, disaster recovery and business continuity. Company founder Claudiu Popa teams up with Thomson Reuters and CPA Canada to publish multiple volumes on information security, privacy and cyberfraud.
2014
The company’s Verify brand further expands to risk assessments for CASL (anti-spam), PIPEDA and provincial legislation (privacy), NIST standards and NERC CIP industrial compliance in Canada in anticipation of stricter standards and legislation
2017
OT Security (OTSEC) launches to address industrial cybersecurity needs of manufacturing, mining, oil, gas and utilities sectors.
2019
Informatica turns 30 as Canada’s privacy legislation finally enforces data breach disclosure and reporting. Privacy Management is now a thing, as MPC (Managed Privacy Canada) turns a corner and becomes a trusted provider of personal information protection solutions.
2020
Catalyzed by the pandemic, the exploding demand for data securityincreases the growth of the Risk Advisor service to meet north-American needs for virtual CISO (security) and CPO (privacy) leadership.
