On November 4, I appeared before Senators studying Bill C-26, An Act Respecting Cyber Security, at the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans’ Affairs (SECD).
I presented CIRA’s support for the objectives of Bill C-26 and offered two constructive recommendations to strengthen Part II of the Bill, the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act. We believe our proposals to strengthen the Bill’s oversight and information-sharing provisions will help foster Canadians’ and critical infrastructure operator’s trust in the proposed framework. I also answered questions about how we keep the .CA domain safe and shared other cybersecurity best practices during my appearance, which you can see in the video below.
Additional resources
- CIRA’s submission to SECD on Bill C-26
- CIRA’s submission to the House of Commons on Bill C-26
- CIRA’s committee appearance on Bill C-26
- CIRA Cybersecurity Services: Unlock the protection of Canada’s cybersecurity suite
- Here’s how we can improve cybersecurity for Canadians and businesses (opinion)
- Recent cyber attacks show that we need to get on with Bill C-26 (opinion)
- 2024 CIRA Cybersecurity Survey
Byron Holland (MBA, ICD.D) is the president and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the national not-for-profit best known for managing the .CA domain and developing new cybersecurity, DNS, and registry services.
Byron is an expert in internet governance and a seasoned entrepreneur. Under Byron’s leadership, CIRA has become one of the leading ccTLDs in the world, with over 3 million domains under management. Over the past decade, he has represented CIRA internationally and held numerous leadership positions within ICANN. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for TORIX, and is a member of the nominations committee for ARIN. He lives in Ottawa with his wife, two sons, and their Australian shepherd, Marley.
The views expressed in this blog are Byron’s opinions on internet-related issues, and are not necessarily those of the organization.
