Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand announced this in Ottawa, Ukrinform correspondent reported.

“Since the unjust and illegal Russian occupation of Ukraine began over a year ago, and especially in recent weeks, we have seen a noticeable increase in the activity of Russian cyber threats against Ukraine’s partners,” Anand said.

He stressed that this trend is observed all over the world and that “Canada is no exception”.

“These actions are a direct response to our unwavering support for the Ukrainian people and government and will not hinder Canada’s support for Ukraine,” the minister said. said.

According to him, these malicious cyberattacks “usually target critical infrastructure networks and technologies that are essential for the operation of critical areas.”

“Attackers have also used distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against public and private websites,” Anand said.

He urged Canadian organizations involved in the maintenance of critical infrastructure “to be prepared to protect against known cyber threats.”

“If you manage critical systems that power our communities, provide Canadians with Internet access, healthcare, or any service Canadians cannot do without, you need to protect your systems. Monitor your networks. Implement safeguards,” Anand finished.

As reported, during Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal’s visit to Canada this week, Russian hackers managed to disable the official Internet representation of the Canadian head of government for several hours. The previous day, there were technical problems on the website of the Canadian Senate.

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