Security and Resilience more efficient and customized services. The IoT is growing rapidly, with over 25 billion connected devices expected by 2020. Connecting devices to the internet opens the door to new cyber security risks. Cyber security gaps can be exploited to disrupt services through distributed denial of service (DDoS) campaigns or to gain entry to wider systems or private data. In October 2016, millions of unsecured devices were CYBER SECURITY SNAPSHOT: RESILIENCE THROUGH INFORMATION SHARING used to overwhelm the servers of Dyn, an internet infrastructure company, which then took popular websites and online services offline internationally. As digital innovation is pushed further and as new technologies are developed, the nature of cyber threats will constantly change. For instance, Beom-Jun works in the IT Department for a large financial institution. He has noticed that there have been a lot of attempts to hack into the system. While they have internet-connected technologies are increasingly popular, from thermostats been unsuccessful, he decides to send the and healthcare devices like pacemakers to cars and the systems that run technical information to the Canadian Cyber our critical infrastructure and services. Without adequate cyber security, connected devices are vulnerable to being hacked on an unprecedented Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) for their analysis. He knows that CCIRC relies on critical infrastructure organizations, like his scale. Similarly, many Canadians rely on encryption to secure their online bank, to report cyber incidents so that they communications and data. The arrival of quantum computing will undercut can notify other sectors and international the security of traditional encryption, requiring that Canadians have quantum-resistant solutions at their disposal. A forward-looking and flexible cyber security posture will be necessary to keep pace with these changes. partners of trends and threats. He appreciates that by working together, they are increasing the cyber security of the organizations that Canadians rely on. 15 of 35 • NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY