Yes, for sure, I'll slow down.
The CCRIC, our centre…
provides advice and support, and coordinates information sharing and incident response to cyber-threats on systems outside the federal government.
Since last October, CCIRC has among other things done the following. It has implemented a national cyber-threat notification system to provide automatic notifications of cyber-incidents to owners and operators of vital cyber-systems. It has improved dialogue with its partners through information and tools on its website, including establishing an online community portal; and finally, it has expanded its operational hours to 15 hours a day, seven days a week, with on-site coverage, to cover the full business operating hours of its clients.
Through a new telephone system, CCIRC personnel are directly accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to serve its public and private sector partners. It's worth noting that since initiating the 15-7 operations in November, CCIRC has not received any call outside that timeframe.
Mr. Chair, looking ahead at the coming months, we will continue to strengthen engagement with provincial and territorial deputy ministers, and increase our meetings with critical infrastructure sectors to raise awareness of the cyber threat.
Finally, we will continue to work closely with our counterparts in Australia, the U.K., New Zealand, and the United States to share policy and operational responses to cyber-security concerns.
With that, Mr. Chair, I thank you for your time. I look forward to your questions.