Canada needs defence, security dimension in Asia Pacific: CGAI
The Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) recently released a report arguing that, like the United States, Canada should demonstrate a...
Dealing with denial
Many Canadian government websites were knocked offline last week including Canada.ca, the House of Commons, the Senate, Foreign Affairs, Transport...
Safes that aren’t
The illusion of security is often worse than no security at all. However, it is often difficult to tell how...
Collaboration to counter threat explosion
In Budget 2015, the federal government earmarked $58 million over five years to further protect its essential cyber systems and...
Declining trust in intelligence agencies suggests need for oversight
The introduction of Bill C-51, the federal government’s proposed anti-terrorism legislation, has renewed calls for greater oversight of Canada’s intelligence...
The implications of a new intelligence environment
The focus of the 2014-15 CASIS conference was a comparison of the geopolitical ambitions, and intelligence systems, of Russia and...
Cyber security predictions for 2015
2015 promises to be an interesting year in cyber security. I’d like to offer some predictions. Global Surveillance and Privacy...
After the October attacks: What has changed?
Al Qaida threatened attacks against Canada in 2006 as Canadian troops fought in Afghanistan. There were terrorists, terrorist facilitators, and...
After the October attacks: What has changed?
Al Qaida threatened attacks against Canada in 2006 as Canadian troops fought in Afghanistan. There were terrorists, terrorist facilitators, and...
Studying intelligence adversaries
This year’s CASIS Symposium, to be held January 23, 2015 in Ottawa, will compare western intelligence systems with those of...