Ottawa, Canada – The Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) is pleased to announce the reaffirmation of the National Standard of Canada CAN/DGSI 100-4, Data Governance – Part 4: Scalable Remote Access Infrastructure.
This reaffirmation confirms the continued importance of the standard in helping organizations address the security risks and scalability pressures associated with modern remote work environments. As hybrid and fully remote work models continue to evolve, this standard remains essential for ensuring secure, resilient, and adaptable access to organizational systems and data.
About CAN/DGSI 100-4: Scalable Remote Access Infrastructure
CAN/DGSI 100-4 provides a comprehensive set of requirements and guidance to help organizations:
- Mitigate security risks related to remote access
- Support rapid scaling of remote access technologies
- Protect organizational networks from unsecured endpoint devices
- Maintain robust compliance monitoring and auditability
- Implement zero-trust and least-privilege access controls
- Ensure secure onboarding and offboarding of workers
The standard supports organizations of all sizes and sectors by outlining vendor-agnostic practices that enable secure, cloud-based remote access infrastructures capable of adapting to fluctuating workforce needs.
It also offers guidance to organizations responding to sudden or unplanned shifts to remote work, ensuring that remote access environments remain secure, manageable, and aligned with best practices in data governance.
Strengthening Canada’s Digital Resilience
The reaffirmation of CAN/DGSI 100-4 underscores DGSI’s ongoing commitment to improving the security and resilience of Canada’s digital infrastructure. Scalable remote access capabilities are now fundamental to operational continuity, data protection, secure collaboration, and the overall cyber readiness of organizations.
By maintaining this standard, DGSI continues to support trusted digital transformation across Canada’s public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.
Access the reaffirmed standard via CAN/DGSI 100-4
About the Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI)
The Digital Governance Standards Institute develops digital technology governance standards fit for global use. The Institute works with experts, as well as national and global partners and the public to develop national standards that reduce risk to Canadians and Canadian organizations adopting and using innovative digital technologies in today’s digital economy. The Institute is an independent division of the Digital Governance Council. To learn more about the organization and its initiatives, visit www.dgc-cgn.org or contact info@dgc-cgn.org.