On February 1st, I appeared in front of parliamentarians studying Bill C-26, An Act Respecting Cyber Security, at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU).
I discussed CIRA’s support for the objectives of the Bill and offered three recommendations to strengthen Part II, the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act, with respect to oversight, information-sharing, and transparency. We believe our proposed amendments would foster Canadians’ and critical infrastructure operators’ trust in the bill.
Additional resources
- CIRA’s submission to the SECU committee on Bill C-26
- CIRA Cybersecurity Services: protecting Canadians from cyber threats
- 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)
- Bill C-26 is a prime opportunity to improve Canada’s cybersecurity posture (blog)
- 2023 CIRA Cybersecurity Survey
Byron Holland (MBA, ICD.D) is President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), a role he has held since 2008. A global leader in Internet governance, Byron has transformed CIRA into a multi-product, internationally recognized organization. He currently serves on the ICANN Board of Directors and is a founding member of A Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholders (TCCM). Byron has held leadership roles with ICANN, CENTR, ARIN, and TorIX, and continues to represent CIRA in international and domestic policy forums.
The views expressed in this blog are Byron’s opinions on internet-related issues, and are not necessarily those of the organization.
