Action Plan 2010 -2015 for Canada’s Cyber Securit y Strategy Action Timeline Deliverable Status Lead Improving the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre’s (CCIRC) Ability to Support Systems Outside the Government of Canada Increase capacity of CCIRC Improve the capabilities of CCIRC, in order to assist owners and operators of vital systems to improve their cyber security posture. Start: 2012 Increase the operating hours of CCIRC Completed to 15 hours per day, seven days per week to correlate with business hours coast-to-coast. Public Safety Canada Start: 2011 Invest in CCIRC’s technical capability, through training, analytical systems and processes, automation and technology. Ongoing Public Safety Canada Start: 2011 Refine and update CCIRC’s mandate to focus on delivering products and services to vital systems outside the Government of Canada. Completed Public Safety Canada Update CCIRC’s standard procedures and policies to provide a high and consistent level of support to clients, in light of expanding operations. Ongoing Public Safety Canada Launch CCIRC’s Community Portal within the Critical Infrastructure Gateway. Completed Public Safety Canada Operate CCIRC’s Community Portal. Ongoing Public Safety Canada Identify and assess gaps in policy with respect to cyber security in Canada. Start: 2011 Support cyber security research and development activities in order to enhance the technical tools to improve cyber security. Start: 2011 Establish personnel exchange between Completed CCIRC and the Communications Security Establishment Canada. Public Safety Canada and Communications Security Establishment Canada Commission significant test facilities to improve CCIRC’s ability to perform technical research and analysis. Completed Public Safety Canada Provide advice to Government. Ongoing Public Safety Canada Promote Research and Development Develop an academic engagement Start: program for cyber security, to 2012 promote the development of a strong and cohesive academic community in the social sciences dimension of cyber security. Provide funding to the innovation system, including academic institutions, to develop new technological solutions for cyber security. Ongoing Defence Research and Development Canada Host an academic workshop on Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security issues. Completed Public Safety Canada Commission research papers on cyber security. Ongoing Public Safety Canada 9