Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announced $155 million in cybersecurity funding Wednesday morning in Ottawa.
The funding, which was included in last spring's budget, is to ensure Canada has "secure, stable and resilient" information technology infrastructure, Toews said.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announces an increase in funding for cyber security at a community college in Ottawa Wednesday. (CBC) Toews said the money will support Canada's national computer security incident response team and the federal government's national response against cyber attacks.
The minister also urged Canadians to consider the security of their own activities online and to visit the government's website getcybersafe.ca.
Recent cases have identified a need to improve the federal government's electronic infrastructure in order to better protect sensitive databases and other information.
Hackers stole classified information from two federal departments before they were discovered in January, 2011.
Security advisors have raised concerns about Chinese telecommunications company Huawei supplying high-speed networks and equipments for Canada's Internet infrastructure.
Public Safety Canada has declared October "Cyber Security Awareness Month" and launched a public awareness campaign for Internet security issues.
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