Resources:
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (“Cyber Centre”) website: https://www.cyber.gc.ca/
Cyber Centre advice and guidance publications: https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance
Cyber Centre alerts and advisories: https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories
National Cyber Threat Assessment 2023-2024 (much of the content of my talk, in longform): https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/national-cyber-threat-assessment-2023-2024
Canada National Cyber Security Strategy: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ntnl-cbr-scrt-strtg/index-en.aspx
The GetCyberSafe campaign (simple, but high-impact steps you can take to protect yourself online): https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/
Cyber Centre article about ransomware (indicated in the presentation as a major threat to Canadian organizations): https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/ransomware
A CBC video (The Fifth Estate; 43 mins) about a Canadian involved in ransomware (skipped in the presentation for time): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dXI22AgB0I
You can reach the Cyber Centre via Contact@cyber.gc.ca with any questions about Cyber Security in Canada.
Session Info:
As communication technologies and our relationships with them change, new cyber security threats emerge –
Canada and Canadians are not immune to these threats
In this presentation, we discuss cyber security and Canada’s place within the digital world
• the role of the Cyber Centre and what it is doing to help protect Canada and Canadians
• major cyber threats in 2024
• the approach that can be followed to help build and maintain cyber resilience
Christopher Bellman is a Cyber Engagement Analyst at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (a.k.a. the “Cyber Centre”), where he leverages his experience to help tackle the cyber security challenges faced by the Government of Canada
Christopher holds a Ph.D. from Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, where he studied Internet of Things (IoT) security
Thanks to the ARMA South West Ontario Chapter
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