Hostile states are seeking to access computer networks linked to critical infrastructure in Canada to conduct potential future destructive attacks, the national cyber security agency warns in a new report.
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security released its threat assessment for the next two years on Oct. 30, which discusses how adversarial states use the cyber realm to further their interests.
The centre names the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the top cyber threat to Canada, with other countries like Russia and Iran also involved in malicious online activities.
Those activities span a wide range of strategies, from espionage aimed at stealing secrets and intellectual property, to tracking down dissidents. Hostile actors also continue to develop offensive capabilities to be able to launch cyberattacks in the event of a conflict….