Cybersecurity needs faster, seamless public-private collaboration, say cyber experts

Automated defences protected the government from 2.3-trillion cyber attacks in the last year, or an average of 6.3 billion a day.

In the Communications Security Establishment annual report, Defence Minister Anita Anand said that increased activity by cyber threat actors, and the many warnings issued by the CSE to Canadian critical infrastructure providers, are 'wake-up calls for us all.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

July 17, 2023

Countering the threat to Canada from the growing frequency and complexity of cyberattacks will require an all-hands-on-deck approach with even greater collaboration between the public and private sectors, according to cybersecurity professionals.

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