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Cyber security consultation to be ‘launched shortly’: ISED

telecom | 06/30/2016 5:34 pm EDT

The federal government will be moving forward with another consultation in the coming months, this time as it prepares to review cyber security measures. A briefing note prepared in advance of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Minister Navdeep Bains' spring meeting with BlackBerry Ltd.’s CEO John Chen highlighted the coming review. “I will be working with the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in a review of the existing measure to protect Canadians and our critical infrastructure from cyber threats,” said one of the listed “key points” for Bains in the document acquired by The Wire Report under Access to Information legislation. “ISED will be engaging in a consultation on the cyber review in the coming...