Canada faces a cybersecurity crisis with critical infrastructure at risk

From energy grids to health-care systems, our nation’s most essential assets are being targeted by an ever-evolving array of sophisticated threats from both state and non-state actors.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said last week that Canada’s telecommunications systems face ‘nefarious actions by hostile foreign states who seek to compromise our critical infrastructure.’The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JEFF LE

November 4, 2024

Last year, Canadian businesses collectively shelled out a staggering $1.2-billion to recover from cybersecurity incidents. Statistics Canada’s

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