Mandatory Reporting of Cyberattacks Expected in Security Bill Coming Today

Mandatory Reporting of Cyberattacks Expected in Security Bill Coming Today
A woman uses her computer keyboard in North Vancouver, British Columbia, on Dec. 19, 2012. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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Businesses and other private-sector organizations would be required to report ransomware incidents and other cyberattacks to the government under a federal bill to be tabled today.

The legislation is intended to flesh out Liberal government efforts to protect critical infrastructure following last month’s announcement that Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE will be banned from Canada’s next-generation mobile networks.