An Introduction to the Cyber Threat Environment

This document describes common concepts relevant to discussions about cyber threat activity in the Canadian context and acts as a point of reference for Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) publications. This introductory document provides baseline knowledge about the cyber threat environment, including cyber threat actors and their motivations, sophistication, techniques, tools, and the cyber threat surface.

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Title (French)	Introduction à l'environnement de cybermenaces
Update Frequency	not_planned
Geographic Scope	[]
Criticality Level	["aboriginal_peoples", "business", "children", "educators", "employers", "funding_applicants", "general_public", "government", "immigrants", "job_seekers", "media", "noncanadians", "nongovernmental_organizations", "parents", "persons_with_disabilities", "rural_community", "seniors", "scientists", "students", "travellers", "veterans", "visitors_to_canada", "women", "youth"]
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Contact Email	opengov-gouvouvert@cse-cst.gc.ca
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Open Canada Date Published	2018-11-24 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["information_and_communications", "science_and_technology"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["cybersécurité"], "en": ["cybersecurity"]}
Open Canada Collection	publication
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