The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) recently published the National Cyber Threat Assessment 2020 document, highlighting the cyber threats facing individuals and organizations in Canada.

Canadian individuals and organizations increasingly rely on the Internet for daily activities. In a COVID-19 context, this trend has accelerated to enable Canadians to work, shop, and socialize remotely in accordance with public health physical distancing guidelines. However, as devices, information, and activities move online, they are vulnerable to cyber threat actors.

As physical infrastructure and processes continue to be connected to the Internet, cyber threat activity has followed, leading to increased risk to the functioning of machinery and the safety of Canadians.

The cyber threat landscape in Canada is evolving and cyber threat actors continue to adapt their activities to keep up. In the National Cyber Threat Assessment, the Cyber Centre identifies trends within the threat landscape and the evolving cyber threat activities faced by Canadian individuals and organizations.

Canadians’ adoption of new technology and Internet-connected devices will usher in new threats. Many cyber threats can be mitigated through awareness and best practices in cyber security and business continuity. Cyber threats and influence operations continue to succeed today because they exploit deeply rooted human behaviours and social patterns, and not merely technological vulnerabilities.

Defending Canada against cyber threats and related influence operations requires addressing both the technical and social elements of cyber threat activity. Cyber security investments will allow Canadians to benefit from new technologies while ensuring that we do not unduly risk our safety, privacy, economic prosperity, and national security.

Learn more about the types of potential threats to you and your organization and how to be aware and incorporate best practices to prevent them from happening.
Visit: https://cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/national-cyber-threat-assessment-2020 or view the PDF.

ABOUT THE CYBER CENTRE

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) is Canada’s authority on cyber security. As part of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), the Cyber Centre is a growing organization with a rich history. The Cyber Centre brought operational security experts from across the Government of Canada under one roof. In line with the National Cyber Security Strategy, the Cyber Centre represents a shift to a more unified approach to cyber security in Canada.

The Cyber Centre is dedicated to advancing cyber security and increasing the confidence of Canadians in the systems they rely on daily, offering support to critical infrastructure networks as well as other systems of importance to Canada.

The Cyber Centre approaches security through collaboration, combining expertise from government, industry, and academia. Working together to increase Canada’s resilience against cyber threats.

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