National Defence committee  Do you mean for NORAD mod?

National Defence committee  It is not, as far as I know.

National Defence committee  I haven't delved deep into the subject, but I would concur with your assessment. I think classifying things initially was a way in which people with that information kept value. When they transfer that value, they have to ask “What am I bringing to the table?” In this country, w

National Defence committee  As we talked about, 85% of the critical infrastructure in this country is actually owned and operated by the private sector, so we have a very important role in securing our own infrastructure to keep everyone safe. Second, we have talent and expertise within our organizations

National Defence committee  Yes, that's CMMC.

National Defence committee  They're studying the American standard, which is going through the process of becoming a standard. It will be imposed on us. It will be imposed on anyone who wants a piece of a DoD contract in the near future or in the future. We're looking at it from a.... We're in that supply c

National Defence committee  I think you'd have to do your appropriate due diligence and screening to ensure that they would be trusted partners. First and foremost, before we go down that path, I would say that you have a lot of veterans leaving National Defence and security agencies who have security clear

National Defence committee  I think, as we said, we've been quite slow at it. Certainly, the agencies and even to some extent National Defence.... Our siloed approach means we look after ourselves. The agencies look after the government. The CAF looks after the CAF, and industry looks after itself. What we'

National Defence committee  As I said, about 25% of the industry...and 60% of that is along that mission assurance, so that's 60% of 25%. Please don't ask me to do math, because I'm an English major, but that portion is actively engaged in government contracts of our Five Eyes partners.

National Defence committee  It's hard, because I'm stepping out of my swim lane a bit. I'm not really in the university or high school models anymore, but I do think that across Canada we understand that there is a talent shortage. We also understand, I think, that we're a bit shy about being directive in t

National Defence committee  It was Industry 100, in the U.K.

National Defence committee  Yes. It's a collaborative model. It's not so new anymore. Essentially, it's a program that helps solve short-term labour supply shortages of specialized talent. Industry companies put staff into the National Cyber Security Centre, on their team. That would be like us placing our

National Defence committee  I think that's a very true statement. We see that kind of urgency all the time. The EU is in the theatre of war right now, and while Canadians sort of feel it, we don't feel it to any great extent. That's one of the reasons we say that if there is a portion of the population or a

National Defence committee  Canada is studying CMMC right now. The Canadian embassy in the United States and, to some extent, DND, Public Safety and PSPC are actively monitoring and looking at that standard. The challenge is that they're trying to understand whether the standard needs specific “Canadianiz

National Defence committee  I think you would have heard from the agencies that gave the testimony that effectively they don't procure. I believe what they're doing is looking at that system and imagining that if they had to apply that system to procuring cyber-technology, boy, would that be an impediment,