Our national cyber security must involve efforts from industry partners, small and medium sized businesses, and all Canadians. To keep yourselves and all Canadians safe, we’re asking you to take action. We are also assisting in the recovery of organizations compromised by ransomware, and helping them to be more resilient going forward. Canada is also working closely with our allies to pursue cyber threat actors and disrupt their capabilities. Together with law enforcement agencies, and other federal and international partners, we are working hard to make threat information more publicly available and provide you with specific advice and guidance to help you stay safe from the impacts of ransomware.
The Communications Security Establishment’s Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (the Cyber Centre) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) urge all Canadian organizations and businesses to take steps to review and strengthen the cyber security of your networks, systems, and information – and we are here to help. You, and your organization, are not alone. By adopting basic but appropriate cyber security practices, we can all help stop the vast majority of cyber incidents targeting Canadians. This year, we have seen a growing number of ransomware threats targeting Canadian small and medium-sized businesses, health care organizations, utility organizations, and municipalities. This includes a surge in ransomware incidents – a tactic wherein threat actors deny access to an organization’s most important informational or vital systems until organizations pay the threat actor, usually in digital currency.
More and more of us have been working and studying from home and conducting business online, and it is therefore more important than ever that we take steps to remain cyber safe.Īcross the world, we have seen a marked rise in the volume and range of cyber threats – and Canada is no exception. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all been reminded of how crucial the internet is to our way of life. Open letter to Canadian organizations about ransomware RE: Protecting yourself from the threat of ransomware
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