Renewed cyber security strategy needs industry involved

The future of global military conflict is upon us just as the pace of change across the larger geopolitical landscape increases—whether we’re ready for it or not. And there have been worrying signs that Canada remains underprepared.

National Defence Minister Anita Anand, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Justice Minister David Lametti, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been tapped to develop and implement a renewed National Cyber Security Strategy. This will be the third iteration of Canada’s overarching plan to tackle cyber, and it represents an opportunity to try something new, writes Nicolas Todd.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NICOLAS TODD

March 9, 2022

"This has been a land, sea, air, cyber, space, and information operation," an official with the Canadian Joint Operations Command summed up last week as Russian troops pushed into Ukraine. "Thi...

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