A cybersecurity expert says Canadian companies are at risk of online attacks if Russia chooses to retaliate against government sanctions.
Karim Hijazi, founder and CEO of Texas-based cyberintelligence firm Prevailion, warns Canadian companies could fall victim to malicious actions that attempt to compromise critical infrastructure and government entities.
According to him, this approach would be likely because the government, critical infrastructure and the private sector are closely linked and easily accessible. Hijazi also notes that the malware that Russia would activate is already in Canada.
A spokesperson for the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) said in an email that the federal agency was monitoring cyber threats targeting the finance, energy and telecommunications sectors. CSE encourages all critical infrastructure sectors in Canada to be on the lookout for any increased cyber threat activity.
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