Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for being with us today. I appreciate it.
My first question is for Ms. Xavier.
Ms. Xavier, I have read a Journal de Montréal article published in May 2022. In it, there are a number of figures on the Communications Security Establishment. According to the article, since the Russian invasion, the number of cyber-attacks has jumped 16% worldwide. In 2021, ransomware attacks shot up 151% over 2020, also worldwide. Canada alone experienced 235 known attacks.
For the benefit of committee members, could you explain why all this information is not known?
You said that this was the tip of the iceberg, but not all attacks are reported. Why aren't they all reported? Should we be doing more to encourage organizations under attack to report it?
As I understand it, there's nothing binding at this time. However, it could certainly be useful for any organization that might be a victim of an attack.
What do you think?