24 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2020 www.vanguardcanada.com
CYBER
Risks and
ConsequenCes
of Canada's
By Ken BarKer
CYBERattaCk-fRiEndlY
dEfEnCE PoliCY
Canada's defenCe poliCy, Strong,
Secure, engaged (sse) inCludes
a longstanding and fundamental
tenet that Calls for the proteCtion
of "CritiCal military networks and
equipment from CyberattaCk by
establishing a new Cyber mission
assuranCe program that will inCor-
porate CyberseCurity requirements
into the proCurement proCess". the
novelty in this statement is that Cyber-
related proCurement should expliCitly
Consider the threats from Cyberat-
taCk, a requirement that is either long
overdue or a CodifiCation of best
praCtiCes aimed at defending our
military's Cyber-infrastruCture,
whiCh may be going on already.
