Cybersecurity is security and we’re only as secure as our weakest links

Canada’s competitors and peers are working tirelessly to advance their own interests and economies, often at a much faster pace, with a greater sense of urgency, and with considerably larger investments than we do.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 21. The 2021 federal budget dedicated significant investments in cybersecurity to secure government IT infrastructure, including investments in the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Shared Services Canada. But it made no specific commitment to help Canadian businesses boost their cybersecurity measures or attract cybersecurity investment and growth, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA

October 27, 2021

Cybersecurity has never been more vital to a nation’s security—its people, government, educational institutions, and businesses of all sizes. It is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face. Yet we are often reactive instead of proactive when it comes to cyberatta...

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