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Scott Jones | Prime Minister of Canada

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Education

Master of Business Administration, University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of Regina
Bachelor of Applied Science, Electronic Systems Engineering, University of Regina

Professional Experience

Since October 2018
Deputy Chief, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Communications Security Establishment Canada

2016 – 2018
Deputy Chief, IT Security, Communications Security Establishment Canada

2015 – 2016
Deputy Chief, Corporate Services, Communications Security Establishment Canada

2011 – 2015
Director General, Cyber Defence, Communications Security Establishment Canada

2011
Director, Cyber Defence Operations and Capability Development, Communications Security Establishment Canada

2008 – 2011
Director, Signals Intelligence Systems Development, Communications Security Establishment Canada

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Hackers could publish HSE patient data online, says Minister

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Hackers are expected to have accessed patient data as part of the HSE ransomware attack, and may now publish it online, a Government Minister has said.

While there is not yet definitive evidence of patient information being compromised, with the HSE on Sunday saying it was still too early to determine if it had happened, Minister of State for Communications Ossian Smyth told The Irish Times: “I expect it has [been accessed] and it wouldn’t surprise me if it was published at some point in the future.”

Mr Smyth stressed, however, the HSE did not centrally store significant amounts of clinical patient data, with much of the information held being administrative rather than related to procedures and conditions.

He said accessing such patient files would be “the first thing [hackers] would do before trying to encrypt data or delete backups”, and that usually such information was sold on and later released either by the hackers or other parties.

Similar attacks, such as one on the Scottish Environment Protection Agency last year saw information published online after ransoms went unpaid, but Mr Smyth said he believed data was regularly posted whether such sums were paid or not.

The Garda and National Cyber Security Centre is liaising with Europol on the nature of the ransomware used. Mr Smyth said early indications were that a second attack, on the Department of Health, suspected to be carried out by the same criminal organisation, was not as serious as the HSE hack.

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Minister of Public Administration Boštjan Koritnik attended the World Summit on the Information Society 2021 (WSIS Forum)

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The World Summit on the Information Society is the largest global event in the field of the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the development of society, attended by ministers from around the world, together with companies, organisations, institutes and other stakeholders. The meeting takes place remotely in the form of a number of panels between 22 and 26 March 2021.

The purpose of the event is to provide a forum for discussion between different stakeholders on the role of ICT in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, an evaluation of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the World Summit of Action Plan on the Information Society.

Cyber security is crucial to ensuring universal, reliable and equitable access to connectivity. While the use of ICT enables better governance and higher productivity, the use of digital systems creates risks. Cyber threats and cyber-attacks pose increasing security challenges for the public and private sectors in all countries. Strengthening the confidence framework, including information and network security, authentication, privacy and consumer protection, is a prerequisite for the development of the information society and for building trust among ICT users. Developing a global culture of cybersecurity in cooperation with all stakeholders and international professional bodies, and taking into account the level of social and economic development of each country, is essential to ensure data security and privacy and to improve access to them.

Minister of Public Administration Boštjan Koritnik participated the High-Level Policy Session 5: Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs. In the context of Slovenia’s preparations for the EU Council Presidency in the second half of this year, Minister Koritnik answered the question on cyber security and critical information infrastructure protection at EU level.

At the outset, he said that the pandemic had accelerated digitisation and revealed the shortcomings and risks of digital infrastructure, and pointed out that democracy and human rights depend to a large extent on how well a country can protect itself against cyber attacks,…

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