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Supporting Cyber Security Standards Development with Security Assurance Cases

The existence of well-defined or documented sets of standards, guidelines, or best practices for developing secure systems is limited. Those that are available often lack focus and specificity, making compliance either too difficult or too easy. As a result, many practitioners are never quite sure what needs to be done to demonstrate that they have …

Elephant in the Ballot Box: The Other Cyber Threats to Canada’s Democratic Process

The Communication Security Establishments’s “Cyber Threats to Canada’s Democratic Process” has been an important and influential series of reports providing the public with an invaluable snapshot of challenges facing our elections in the digital age. But for an agency with a predominately outward view toward foreign intelligence, the reports also noteworthy for the threats they …

[STAT CAN] Fail-Safe to Safe-to-Fail

By Traian Toma, Université de Montréal and Fiona Westin, Carleton University According to Statistics Canada [1], 92% of today’s Canadian enterprises use digital technology to do business. With pervasive adoption of digital technology comes increased concern over its risks and threats. Virtually every business employs some form of cybersecurity measure to protect itself [1]. However, while …

Bulletin sur les tendances de la criminalité financière : Fraudes à la location immobilière

Objet Le présent bulletin a pour but d’informer les consommateurs sur les précautions à prendre en ce qui concerne les locations immobilières. Locations à long terme Les fraudeurs créent des petites annonces pour des logements à louer dans des endroits idéaux. Pour attirer plus de clients, les loyers indiqués dans les annonces sont inférieurs aux …

Financial Crime Trend Bulletin: Rental Scams

Purpose This bulletin was prepared to provide information and preventative measures when it comes to rental scams. Long-Term Rentals Fraudsters create classified ads for property rentals that are available in ideal locations. The ads are posted with below-average prices to attract more consumers. Potential tenants receive a rental application that asks for personal information. Consumers …

Financial Crime Trend Bulletin : RCMP Telephone Number Being Spoofed

Purpose This bulletin was prepared to advise the public that scammers may be displaying an RCMP telephone number on your caller ID. Overview The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is advising the public that scammers may be displaying an RCMP telephone number on your caller ID. This is part of a common scheme where fraudsters claim …

Bulletin sur les tendances de la criminalité financière : Usurpation du numéro de téléphone de la GRC

Objet Le présent bulletin vise à informer le public que des fraudeurs pourraient «personnifier» la GRC en changeant l’identité de l’appelant sur votre afficheur pour un numéro de téléphone de la GRC. Aperçu La Gendarmerie royale du Canada souhaite informer le public que des fraudeurs pourraient «personnifier» la GRC en changeant l’identité de l’appelant sur …

Bulletin sur les tendances de la criminalité financière : Fraude au NAS

Objet: Le présent bulletin vise à mettre en garde le public contre une fraude téléphonique en vogue qui consiste à faire croire aux victimes que leur numéro d’assurance sociale (NAS) est bloqué, compromis ou suspendu. Aperçu: Des particuliers signalent avoir reçu des appels d’escrocs qui prétendent que leur NAS est bloqué, compromis ou suspendu, en …

Financial Crime Trend Bulletin : SIN Scam

Purpose This bulletin was prepared to advise the public of a growing telephone scam where fraudsters say that your Social Insurance Number (SIN) has been blocked, compromised or suspended. Overview Consumers are reporting calls where fraudsters claim that your SIN has been blocked, compromised or suspended. Fraudsters may add that this is due to your …

Latest publications from our co-investigator

Here are the latest scientific publications our co-investigators:   Books C Boyd, A Mathuria, D. Stebila: Protocols for Authentication and Key Establishment, Second Edition, Information Security and Cryptography. Springer, 2019. In press. Blayne Haggart, Kathryn Henne, N. Tusikov: Information, Technology and Control in a Changing WorldUnderstanding Power Structures in the 21st Century Book chapters Barry Cartwright, George RS Weir, R. …