National Defence committee  As I mentioned earlier, a safe and secure cyberspace truly is important for the stability and the prosperity of our country, and it's a core mandate of the Communications Security Establishment's mission and our role mandate. To your question about how we govern ourselves around

National Defence committee  There is no doubt that cybersecurity has become such a large issue, not only for Canada but for countries around the world. For over 70 years, CSE has been in the business of helping to provide cyber and IT security to the government, and more and more to the broader Canadian ind

National Defence committee  Partnership across cybersecurity is key. We often say that cybersecurity is a team sport. It's impossible for any one organization to be able to know it all or do it all itself, given such a dynamic environment. We definitely provide advice and guidance that is applicable to priv

National Defence committee  We work in partnership. For example, as probably a first for CSE, we recently released one of our very sophisticated tools called assembly line, and we've put it out there to the public and to private industry saying that this is a tool we've developed that's being used to help s

National Defence committee  I'll go back to my earlier comment in terms of Minister Goodale, but in particular the Department of Public Safety, who has a role right now to interact in terms of emergency management and broader national security. They definitely run exercises across a variety of sectors, with

National Defence committee  We have a very long and robust history working with the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Many ex-service people are actually employed by the Communications Security Establishment. We always are looking for the best and the brightest we can find to wor

National Defence committee  I'm not sure, when you talk about standing up a new place.... Again, we already work in concert across the Government of Canada, in partnership with departments and agencies, and of course in concert with the Canadian Armed Forces. They are looking to set up a new cyber operator.

National Defence committee  The money that's being requested here is again to ensure that we can maintain our capabilities in safeguarding Government of Canada systems and the important information they contain. That money will be used to ensure that we have the right people, the right skills, the right tec

National Defence committee  I can start off and other folks might want to join in, in terms of what National Defence in particular is doing. With regard to your question of whether we are taking cybersecurity seriously enough, I can tell you that at the Communications Security Establishment, cybersecurity

National Defence committee  Absolutely. One of the key roles of the Communications Security Establishment is to provide that advice, guidance, and service to protecting Government of Canada systems, writ large, and not only those of the Department of National Defence.

National Defence committee  Well, as you know, Minister Goodale is undertaking a cybersecurity review, and Minister Sajjan is supporting him in that effort as well. In terms of the broader perspective on cybersecurity, that review is ongoing by Minister Goodale. In terms of whether it's being taken seriou