October is Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Canada's Auditor-General is expected to release a report on
Canada's Cyber Security Strategy. The report is expected to be
an important assessment of Canada's preparedness for further
cybersecurity attacks.
In the meantime, and perhaps pre-emptively, the Government of
Canada announced, on October 17, 2012, an
investment of CAD$155 million over five years to improve the
detection of, and response to, continually evolving cyber threats
to government systems and services.
A portion of the funding will be invested in the Canadian Cyber
Incident Response Centre (CCIRC). The purpose of the funding for
CCIRC will be to:
- Improve incident response across Canada, and enhance the
ability of government and its partners to maintain awareness of the
cyber environment; and
