Feds Aimed Secret Cybersecurity Briefing at Energy Sector Executives: Memo

Feds Aimed Secret Cybersecurity Briefing at Energy Sector Executives: Memo
The Suncor Energy Centre picture in downtown Calgary, Alta., Sept. 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Federal security officials have been briefing leaders of major energy and utility firms on cyberthreats, one element of a concerted government effort to underscore the serious risks to the sector.

A newly disclosed Public Safety Canada memo reveals a secret-level June meeting was part of a strategy to raise awareness among company executives about the dangers from malicious cyberactivity—reaching beyond the technical experts who already know about the risks.