Public Safety committee  Thank you for your question. We have an extensive program. On our website, cyber.gc.ca, people can find information on how to protect themselves. Of course, people have to be aware when they are online. That is the most basic rule of cybersecurity. People have to know not only h

Public Safety committee  Yes. I always look for opportunities to promote our website, so on our website, we talk specifically about how long and complex passwords should be. We also provide some tips. I encourage people to explore our website for themselves. It is often said that people should change the

Public Safety committee  Now you're asking me to be very pragmatic.

Public Safety committee  What I would advise people, other than being very pragmatic, is to base their passwords on their level of uncertainty when it comes to the various online services they are using. For instance, for online banking, people should use a number of distinct passwords that are as comple

Public Safety committee  I believe most, if not all, banks require a minimum level of sophistication when it comes to the passwords they accept. They already have a certain standard in place to protect themselves from clients who are less diligent than they should be in selecting a password.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for your question. It's a vast question. I think you will have testimony this afternoon from experts from that specific sector of financial institutions. I would say that from a cybersecurity perspective, the financial sector is quite mature, where we have both regula

Public Safety committee  I can assure you that we're quite vigorous in taking all the measures at our disposal, whether they be best practices in collaboration or measures that are enforced and in place. The sad or unfortunate reality that we all have to compose with is that, as was pointed out earlier

Public Safety committee  Thank you for your question. That ties in with my opening statement. A few tools are available, but what works best is going back to the basics—in other words, taking a holistic approach to security. First, that means a well-established internal security regime for staff. It is

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As requested, I'll keep my presentation on the shorter side. Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee, my name is André Boucher, and I am the associate deputy minister of operations at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. Thank you for the oppo

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Attempts of foreign interference into our elections are very likely.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That is.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The intent of the methods by which the opponents are going to try to address foreign interference definitely includes the political parties' key information.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely, and that's why we're engaged so proactively with the parties, so they can prepare themselves and detect and react—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can say that, within the current method of work, the parties have been engaging with us, and they are taking hold of what the important measures are and taking action.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Not to my knowledge.