Wednesday 18 November 2015

Trudeau government putting new emphasis on cybersecurity

The neglected federal cybersecurity file made a surprising appearance in several of the ministerial mandate letters publicly released last week, buried under hot-topic campaign promises like the Syrian refugee project and the legalization of marijuana.

Observers say it’s a good sign that Canada is starting to take the threat of cybercrime more seriously.

“There’s a lack of a strategy and a lack of clarity of who in the government is responsible for what,” said former CSIS assistant director of intelligence Ray Boisvert, who has criticized the Canadian government in the past for not doing enough to protect Canada’s critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. For the full article click here 



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