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Fortifying the National Research Council’s computer systems in the wake of a high-profile cyber attack last year will cost the federal government $32.5 million.
That money, given to the government’s super-IT department, will cover costs for a complete overhaul of one of the most complex and sensitive IT infrastructures in the country. Hackers, reportedly from China, infiltrated systems of the NRC, one of the most important research organizations in the Canadian government, in 2014.
Documents tabled in Parliament show that the $32.5 million will be spent on:
– Creating a new, secure telecommunications network for the NRC;
– Upgrading NRC desktops and laptops;
– Moving the NRC’s IT infrastructure, applications and data to one of Shared Services Canada’s secure data centres;
– Adding security measures;
– Covering the costs of a temporary IT system for the NRC while the above mentioned work is being done.
The NRC had to shut down its computer systems in late July after the government’s cyber-spy agency, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), confirmed the cyber-attack. The government took the unusual step of openly blaming the attack on China, a charge Chinese officials vehemently denied while demanding proof to back up the accusation.
At the time, the NRC said it planned to overhaul its systems, a job that would take about a year. The research agency didn’t provide details or costs for the work.
A government case study on the cyber break-in, obtained by the Canadian Press under the access to information law, showed the hackers used what’s known as a spear-phishing attack to get inside the NRC’s systems.
That kind of cyber-attack is a common way for hackers to get inside an organization: They send seemingly safe emails to workers who, when they either open the message or an attachment, give the sender a back door into the network.
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That money, given to the government’s super-IT department, will cover costs for a complete overhaul of one of the most complex and sensitive IT infrastructures in the country. Hackers, reportedly from China, infiltrated systems of the NRC, one of the most important research organizations in the Canadian government, in 2014.
Documents tabled in Parliament show that the $32.5 million will be spent on:
– Creating a new, secure telecommunications network for the NRC;
– Upgrading NRC desktops and laptops;
– Moving the NRC’s IT infrastructure, applications and data to one of Shared Services Canada’s secure data centres;
– Adding security measures;
– Covering the costs of a temporary IT system for the NRC while the above mentioned work is being done.
The NRC had to shut down its computer systems in late July after the government’s cyber-spy agency, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), confirmed the cyber-attack. The government took the unusual step of openly blaming the attack on China, a charge Chinese officials vehemently denied while demanding proof to back up the accusation.
At the time, the NRC said it planned to overhaul its systems, a job that would take about a year. The research agency didn’t provide details or costs for the work.
A government case study on the cyber break-in, obtained by the Canadian Press under the access to information law, showed the hackers used what’s known as a spear-phishing attack to get inside the NRC’s systems.
That kind of cyber-attack is a common way for hackers to get inside an organization: They send seemingly safe emails to workers who, when they either open the message or an attachment, give the sender a back door into the network.
jpress@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/jpress
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