Cybersecurity expert says he’s confident MPs are receiving proper guidance on cyber threats

Global Affairs Canada was the target of a major network attack in January, and a senior RCMP official warned MPs in committee in August that he had 'very little doubt' they were all being targeted by hostile actors.

RCMP Assistant Commissioner Mark Flynn, left, warned MPs about their own vulnerability to cyber threats during a House Ethics Committee meeting on Aug. 8.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

September 7, 2022

Following a warning from a senior RCMP official, the House Speaker’s Office says MPs and their staffers are provided with specially configured devices and with classroom instruction on cybersecurity, and that additional briefings are provided to MPs who are travelli...

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