The incidents included 957 involving federal government institutions, and 1,132 against “critical infrastructure organizations” in the energy, finance, transport, health and other sectors. This spring, the CSE issued a “flash” warning after leaked U.S. intelligence documents said a pro-Russian group had infiltrated the systems of an unnamed Canadian natural gas company. “The designations allow CSE to provide cybersecurity assistance to help protect the designated entities,” the report says. It notes also that the agency has helped bolster the government’s cyber defences against Russian cyber threats, and that it has tried to counter Russian “disinformation” campaigns. In July 2022, for example, the agency used social media to “expose false claims” from Russia like statements that Ukrainian “neo-Nazis” has chemical weapons.

Source: thestar June 29, 2023 23:01 UTC