According to Canada’s cyber espionage service, it has utilized its arsenal to prevent foreign extremists from recruiting Canadians. The statement is tucked away in the CSE’s yearly report, which was made public on Tuesday and highlights recent instances in which it showed its cyber capabilities.
The report’s details are mostly redacted. The samples, however, give some insight into how the global communications intelligence agency has used the active cybersecurity capabilities handed to it by the Liberal administration in The samples, however, give some insight on how the global communications intelligence agency has used the active cyber capabilities handed to it by the Liberal administration in 2019.Â
For context, CSE has both defensive and active cybersecurity capabilities. The latter enables it to counteract foreign internet threats to Canada’s network.
The annual report also stated that those active capabilities have been activated to aid the Canadian Armed Forces in favor of their mission, albeit few other specifics are revealed. According to the agency, it has aided the troops in Eastern Europe, in addition to their other operations.
CSE anticipates more long-term initiatives now that the Liberals have allocated billions of funds to the body in this year’s agenda. Furthermore, based on the organization’s most recent report, the federal defense minister authorized three overseas cyber operations: two offensive and one defensive.
With the approval of the foreign affairs minister, the defense minister can authorize such active action. The action, however, cannot involve bodily injury, target Canadians, or undermine democracy.