Research summary
State-sponsored hacking groups, or advanced persistent threats, are increasingly attacking Canada’s national critical infrastructure. According to Statistics Canada, more than 45% of the country’s cyberattacks occurred within this sector. Threats to our nation’s critical infrastructure also cost significantly more than attacks on other sectors. The pipeline transportation and natural gas distribution sectors bear the greatest costs.
As Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence, Dr. Ali Dehghantanha is addressing the elevated risk to our national critical infrastructure sector posed by advanced, persistent threats. He and his research team are focusing on cyber threat intelligence within this sector. In particular, they are automating activities after an attack to create robust and timely solutions for responding to and examining incidents. Ultimately, Dehghantanha’s research will lead to enhanced cybersecurity measures for Canada’s critical infrastructure.