OTTAWA—A fresh look at Canada’s ability to defend against possible online threats to the next national election will be among a new federal cybersecurity centre’s first tasks. An updated version of a groundbreaking report on lurking dangers to electoral integrity will be issued in the new year, said Scott Jones, head of the fledgling Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. A fresh look at Canada's ability to defend against possible online threats to the next national election will be among the new federal cybersecurity centre's first tasks. “We want to be that trusted source of information for Canadians,” Jones said in an interview. The CSE provided a briefing to political parties following the report last year, and offered to work with them by providing general cybersecurity advice, Jones said.

Source: thestar October 01, 2018 22:07 UTC