Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank Mr. Gupta and Mr. Schwartz for taking time to be here today. This question will probably go to Mr. Gupta, but Mr. Schwartz may want to comment as well.
During a media briefing on February 24, 2022, Daniel Rogers, who is the associate chief of the Communications Security Establishment, said that in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the CSE “strongly encourages all Canadian organizations to take immediate action and bolster their online cyber-defences.” While Mr. Rogers said that the CSE was “not aware of any specific threats to Canadian organizations related to events in and around Ukraine,” he pointed to “a historical pattern of cyber-attacks [against] Ukraine and other countries.” In particular, Mr. Rogers said that the CSE was monitoring cyber-threats “directed at critical infrastructure networks, including those in the financial and energy sectors.”
This is particularly concerning to Canadians, as so much of our personal and financial information is now stored in the cloud, on our computers or on our phones.
I know some of these questions might have been asked before, but have we seen an uptick in attacks by either Russia or China since the invasion actually began?