Teija Tiilikainen, Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs since 2010, has been appointed Director of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats for a five-year term.The agency brings together members of NATO and the EU to provide training on hybrid threats. Tiilikainen’s predecessor,Matti Saarelainen, moves Oct. 1 to the Finnish Security Intelligence. [node:read-more:link]
First Responders have a unique and critical role to play in counter-terror preparations. [node:read-more:link]
Domain awareness from space! [node:read-more:link]
Effective security tools are now being used by homeland security and law enforcement. [node:read-more:link]
Actions north of the 49th Parallel impact security to the south. [node:read-more:link]
The Government wants to collect your individual banking transactions and sensitive personal identification information such as your bill payments, cash withdrawals and account balances, but the plan has been put on hold. [node:read-more:link]
Debate over access to encrypted cell phone messages raises fundamental security and privacy issues. Why is this not a bigger issue in Canada? For one thing, it’s a political loser. [node:read-more:link]
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has confirmed that the RCMP and CSIS are investigating a report that cell phone use around Parliament Hill is being snooped on through their unique subscriber identify module or simcard. [node:read-more:link]
At a town hall in New Brunswick last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is relying on “national security experts” as it weighs any potential security concerns associated with 5G wireless technology. [node:read-more:link]
Intending to strengthen the electoral system in advance of the coming federal election, the government announced a 4-pillar series of actions across a number of areas. [node:read-more:link]
Current public debates involve IP rights in the defence industries. Security talks on this new challenge. [node:read-more:link]
Public and private sector executives are being targeted by organized crime and hostile intelligence agencies using phishing tactics. The annual cost of foreign-launched cyber-attacks against Canada ?currently rivals our entire defence budget. [node:read-more:link]
Surveillance has always been with us. What's changed are the tactics, technologies and targets we use to identify those who may be up to no good. The use of surveillance technologies and techniques is at the core of safety and security strategies as never before. [node:read-more:link]
We find closed-circuit cameras in convenience stores, shopping malls, banks, buses, subways, taxis and airports are proliferating. Are they helping law enforcement? [node:read-more:link]
Public transportation systems are potential targets for terrorist attack. Simulation aids dispersion assessment. [node:read-more:link]
