Nice description in this declassified Canadian document from 1979 of the geographic breakdown of SIGINT activities among the Five Eyes countries.

National security exemptions go both ways. Americans just can't comprehend that they're the security risk in mind.

Stop scrolling & watch this. Follow along. Get safer. This especially matters if you're pissing off the powerful. Thanks to @gijn.org for putting this together. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsPY...

I have a new oped out with Digital Journal. I argue that in the face of vibecoding and AI's impact on software development, the Canadian government needs a secure-coding. Luckily, @shehackspurple.bsky.social already has one: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...

Data-wiping attacks were reported at 50 Israeli organizations Attacks were linked to 20 different groups www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424483

Canada's procurement watchdog says he's never seen anything as bad as the federal government's management of Indigenous procurement. His report has some shocking details: globalnews.ca/news/1174619...

"Everything is just code" is the reason so many of our current techfascists believe they have already won. They quite literally have never done anything except code apps, and so now that they can tell a computer "go code this app" they believe they own a magical god slave.

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So, all non-US-made routers are now banned in the United States. This is pretty nuts. www.fcc.gov/document/fcc...

The latest Canadian Cyber in Context Canadian Cyber News Rewire is now out. I bring together cyber-related news concerning Canada from the past week. A lot is going on, including a new data centre, Bill C-22, and phishing emails to journalists with IP tracers. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/canadian-c...

Re: Jesse Brown’s behaviour, here’s the email I received with “tips” that lead to private urls, at least one of which has an ISP tracker. I’ve reached out to Jesse with questions, considering it appears that similar links were sent to subreddit members due to Canadaland requesting mod access.

I got the same IP spear phishing email from the so-called "Canadaland tipster" linking to a page on Canadaland's website with an IP tracer I'm aware of several other journalists who've also received this If you received this too, please DM or email me: [email protected]

need to print this out and mail it to every legislator (related: do they still do those posterboards of tweets in Congress or no? feels like I haven't seen those in a sec)

There's lots to be said about data centres, but as Shield Managing Director @vassb.bsky.social points out, people don't see how building a data centre in their community actually benefits them. In this week's National Interest newsletter: canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

CAFCYBERCOM has been one of the big pillars to increasing Canadian partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. They even conducted joint defensive cyber operations with the JDF at year. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

Across Canada, politicians are betting you don't care about restricting access to information. Prove them wrong. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/reflect...

Supply chains and skills, all the way down. And up. “The report concludes that without coordinated action, these structural constraints could slow innovation and growth in the space economy.” spacenews.com/space-boom-s...

"The campus will be located on greenfield land along Park Street Road, close to an existing SaskPower substation. The facility will be linked to Bell’s national fiber backbone through a partnership with SaskTel." www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cana...

The latest Canadian Cyber in Context Canadian News Rewire. A lot of breaches in the news, particularly the massive Telus breach. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/copy-canad...

Major breach in Sweden, where a hacker claims to have stolen PII data and electronic signage documents from Sweden's e-government portal They leaked the portal's source code to prove the breach The IT contractor confirmed a breach too www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...

In 1987 I was combing through a mound of DND documents that Project Ploughshares had obtained via Access to Info maven Ken Rubin (kenrubin.ca) when I found a doc showing the US had asked in April 1986 for permission to test the next-generation Advanced Cruise Missile in Canadian airspace. 1/4

Here we go: Bill C-22 An Act respecting lawful access. I expect the text will be available later today. www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en...

My new article on the history of the Canadian Armed Forces' cyber defence program is finally out! I walk through all the growing pains to get to CAFCYBERCOM. Come read the paper that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service was too scared to publish. www.cgai.ca/th_pp_follow...

@vassb.bsky.social and the @canadianshieldinstitute.ca again very on point. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Medical device maker Stryker reportedly hit with cyberattack from Iranian hacktivist group. So far only Irish news reporting, not here in US. "many employees have had their device data wiped and cannot access their accounts" Stryker makes surgical equipment, defibrillators, imaging equipment

“.. a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The government of Canada does not get enough credit for the fact that two-factor authentication, integrated with authenticator apps, is almost universal across federal government services.

Looks like John predicted pretty much what happens with L3Harris and Coruna.

The Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification (CPCSC) is going to have a big impact on Canadian defence procurement. It is the Canadian CMMC. My friend @altechguy.bsky.social, a CMMC and cyber compliance expert, wrote a good introduction for SMEs. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/compliance...

BREAKING: powerful iPhone hacking tools used by Chinese criminals originated from US defense giant L3 Harris. Their zero-click exploits went to Russian spies too. Unbelievable harm to our collective security. Scoop: @lorenzofb.bsky.social, here's why it matters 1/ techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/a...

The latest Canadian Cyber in Context Canadian News Rewire. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/canadian-c...

A key component of cyber media-savvy is asking: Does the person making a claim have the visibility to know this? And that should fall on the reporter, not the audience. Like Microsoft sees cybers because they run Windows, Google because everybody uses them, US agencies because they're everywhere.

The Government of Canada hints at where it is taking sovereign cloud with the latest updates to the RFI. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/canadian-g...

Canada's Chief Information Officer, Dominic Rochon, will become Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (National Security and Intelligence) No replacement has been announced. Unless one is announced, Canada will soon be without a Chief Information Officer. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...

The latest Canadian Cyber in Context Cyber News Rewire is out. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/canadian-c...

Large cyberattacks on Iran are reported alongside the airstrikes - but in wartime, such reports need to be read carefully. What we know for sure: internet traffic dropped to 4%.

Former NSA hacker here: You'll notice they're targeting civilian infrastructure, not government networks with intelligence collection value. That's because once you deliver an effect (CYBERCOM speak for "cyber attack") in a network, you lose the ability to collect intelligence from that target. 1/4

CSE's Year of the Fire Hose: Canada's signals intelligence agency is deluged with cash luxexumbra.blogspot.com/2026/02/year...

Someone should ask them about secure cloud...

Sobering interview in @thewalrus.ca with my @utoronto.ca colleague, constitutional law professor, Kent Roach What stops 🇺🇸 ICE from snatching people off of Canadian 🇨🇦 streets? Answer: not much. thewalrus.ca/what-stops-i...

Canada has committed to increasing its digital sovereignty. Despite the system being porous so far, this escalation from the United States is a threat to Canada's digital sovereignty.

I’ve been working toward this for years, and it finally happened. Canada now has a parliamentary petition to require secure coding in federal software. If you care about cybersecurity, public safety, and better government tech, please sign: 👉 https://twp.ai/9PbRuT 1/2

The latest Canadian Cyber in Context News Rewire is out, where I compile cyber news relevant to Canada. www.cyberincontext.ca/p/canadian-c...

“AI Minister Evan Solomon said that Ottawa has signed a letter of intent to provide financial backing [est. $100M] to LawZero, which Mr. Bengio launched to develop technical solutions for what he sees as the significant risks posed by powerful AI models.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...

How does cyber play a role in Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy? www.cyberincontext.ca/p/cyber-dime...

Canada is one step closer to mandatory secure coding in government software. Petition e-7115 is live! If you can sign, please do it today: 👉 https://twp.ai/9PZlS4 This is how we make real change. 🙏

Welp. I have a first draft of my dissertation.

“You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.” This week’s newsletter asks: if that’s true, what is Canada’s trade strategy now? Read it here: app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-v...