A/68/156/Add.1 The Armenian side has included one action with seven subactions in the sphere of cyber defence in its Individual Partnership Action Plan 2011-2013, which is being implemented in cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Canada [Original: English] [3 September 2013] Taking into account the assessments and the recommendations contained in the report of the Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, Canada would like to share with the Secretary-General its views and assessments on the following issues. 1. Information security Canada is concerned about the real and rising threats posed by malicious cyber activities and recognizes that addressing malicious cyber activity requires national, regional and international cooperation. Canada has a strategic interest in preserving an open cyberspace, given its importance to Canada’s prosperity, security and values of democracy and human rights. The public and private sectors of Canada both depend on a secure, robust and stable information infrastructure to conduct their daily operations. Computer-based systems, together with their Internet and network connections, form the backbone of much of Canada’s critical infrastructure, including the energy, the finance, the telecommunications and the manufacturing sectors and Government information systems. The smooth operation of critical infrastructure supports our way of life and Canada’s economic, political and social well-being. National level Since 1996, the Government of Canada has acknowledged that systems vital to operating Canada’s critical infrastructure could be subject to cyber attacks and that Government has a role to play in protecting these systems from such attacks. In subsequent years, the Government has taken action. After reviewing its ability to assess and reduce infrastructure vulnerabilities, it developed and implemented a comprehensive approach to protecting Canada’s critical infrastructure through partnerships, and monitored and analysed cyber attacks and threats against federal government systems. In 2010, the Government released its National Strategy and Action Plan for Critical Infrastructure and earlier this year its Action Plan 20102015 for Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy, which aims to secure Government systems, engage in partnerships to secure vital cyber systems outside the federal Government and help Canadians to be secure online. International level Since 2007, Canada has been one of the key contributors to the Organization of American States (OAS) Cyber Security Programme, which assists States in the Americas in preventing, monitoring and responding to cyber threats by enhancing national-level planning and coordination, as well as regional cooperation. Through its counter-terrorism capacity-building programme, Canada has helped several OAS 13-47545 3/24