CSE actually plays a really important role in the cyber-defence world. As this committee appreciates, I'm sure, and as we hear almost every day in some kind of news story, there are increasing threats and concerns in terms of cyber-defence, whether it's from our own personal situations to private sector companies and of course, to government. It's a very dynamic environment now in terms of the variety of different threats to systems. I think that's going to be a really important part of my role going forward.
CSE is a lead security agency from an IT perspective for the Government of Canada. An important role is that cyber-defence role of trying to ensure, along with our partners, such as Shared Services Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat, and Public Safety, that government systems remain safe and secure, and that the information they hold remains safe and secure.
We have a really skilled team at the CSE that works diligently to protect Government of Canada systems, and I'm sure that will be a very important part of my role in the coming years.