[ISN] Feds detail cyber security strategy

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 01:11:51 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/feds-detail-cyber-security-strategy/article1740997/

The Canadian Press
Oct. 04, 2010

The federal government has launched a major effort to make the Internet 
safer.

Canada's cyber security strategy, announced in last spring's budget, 
will cost $90-million over five years and $18-million in ongoing 
funding.

It aims to secure federal computer systems and join other governments 
and industry to “ensure systems vital to Canadian security, economic 
prosperity and quality of life are protected.”

The strategy will also boost education and awareness to better help 
Canadians keep personal information secure when online at home and at 
work.

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says cyberspace — and its accompanying 
threats — are constantly evolving, and he says “it's time to take 
protection of Canada's cyberspace to the next level.”

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