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Cybersecurity in the financial sector as a national security issue / Hon. John McKay, Chair.: XC76-1/1-421-38E-PDF

"Adherence to sound security practices is challenging not only because these best practices are evolving but also because the financial sector is confronting major technological challenges. Some of these challenges are self-imposed. For example, banks and other financial institutions are expanding and digitizing their service offerings, often partnering with financial technology (fintech) start-ups to do so. As small businesses, these fintech start-ups may not be in a position to fully protect themselves against cyber threats. Other challenges are imposed by external forces. For example, now in various stages of adapting to cybersecurity in a post-perimeter world, this sector has no choice but to confront the promise and peril of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing"--Page 4.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
Title Cybersecurity in the financial sector as a national security issue / Hon. John McKay, Chair.
Series title Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security ; 38th report, 42nd Parliament, 1st session
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in HTML format.
Original published on: 2019/06/20. Republished on: 2019/06/27.
Issued also in French under title: Cybersécurité dans le secteur financier comme un enjeu de sécurité nationale.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada = Chambre des communes, Canada, June 2019.
Author / Contributor McKay, John Norman, 1948-
Description 1 online resource (viii, 53 pages).
Catalogue number
  • XC76-1/1-421-38E-PDF
Subject terms Computer security
Financial institutions
National security
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