E-Canada and Cyber-attacks: Peril and Policy

This paper examines the growing concern surrounding cyber- attacks and warns about the possible impacts of a cyber-attack upon Canadian e- government, economy, and infrastructure. This paper covers historical examples of cyber-attacks on a global scale, then focuses on Canadian e-government vulnerabilities, and suggests some ways in which the Canadian government must adapt its domestic security and Internet policies to confront the future inevitability of cyber-attacks.