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(Bloomberg) — The Canadian government released its first-ever cybersecurity strategy on Wednesday, aimed at addressing challenges posed by remote work, cloud computing, aging infrastructure and recruitment.
The strategy, published by Treasury Board Chair Anita Anand, concluded that government departments and agencies generally lacked “repeatable” processes to identify and respond to new and emerging cyber threats. obviously, from the financial year ending in 2023.
So far in 2024, the Financial Transactions Analysis and Reporting Center of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Global Affairs Canada have all dealt with cyber incidents.
During the pandemic, many government workers switched to remote work, using their home networks rather than just government systems. Now as many of those workers remain hybrid – and threaten disruption over a three-day mandate at the office – the strategy aims to make working from home safer by expanding multi-factor authentication and introducing always-on protections against malware and viruses.
The government is also using more mobile devices, cloud services and third party software. Many of these systems are run at a departmental or agency level, which can lead to inconsistencies.
“The pace of technological change means that once effective security measures can quickly become obsolete, underscoring the need for a proactive and adaptive approach to cyber security,” the strategy states.
The government plans to create a security operations center that will monitor on-premise, cloud and other network-connected devices across departments and agencies. Some will also have specialist operating centres.
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Aging infrastructure also causes vulnerabilities. “There is insufficient protection of information due to outdated IT equipment, which can lead to an increase in cyber security incidents or breaches of privacy,” the strategy states.
In addition, the government is finding it difficult to recruit cyber security professionals. The new strategy intends to create partnerships with colleges and universities, speed up hiring through automation and train employees in other departments to work in the field.
The strategy sets a timetable for results within two to five years. The government expects that there will still be some cyber security incidents, but that it will be able to respond to them quickly and minimize the effects.
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Published: 22 May 2024, 11:50 PM IST
