With the rising tide of threats it has become apparent to the powers that be in Ottawa that they need some help. Now, they’ve turned to private industry for help. If film is any indication that isn’t always the best route.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
From The Globe and Mail:
CSIS’s corporate-outreach program, which started in the 1990s, largely fell by the wayside during the years after the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, when fighting terrorism absorbed nearly all the spy service’s energies.
But emerging threats – including shadowy-but-powerful hacker networks based in China – are sparking a renewed federal interest in forging partnerships between the corporate and intelligence worlds.
“CSIS has and continues to speak with various corporations in Canada on potential security threats, which may have an impact on national security interests,†CSIS spokeswoman Isabelle Scott said in an e-mailed response to questions from The Globe and Mail. “CSIS alerts firms to common covert methods used by those who may target them.â€
The real harm here is that organization such as CSIS don’t have the resources to hire and retain the talent required to handle emerging threats.
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