Overview
There are 1.7 million students along with more than $13B in research and development invested in higher education to protect (2017 figures), according to Universities Canada. As a result, the associated scope and costs of successful early prevention, detection and mitigation are unsustainable by one single institution.
Objective
The goal of the Canadian Shared Security Operations Centre (CanSSOC) project is to investigate the creation of a specialized cyber security incident and threat detection centre focused on the higher education sector. The members, partners and other stakeholders involved in CanSSOC are energized and eager to learn how the power of the collective can be harnessed to provide a stronger and more efficient defence against cyber security threats. There is strength in numbers!
There are similar efforts going on with our colleagues in the United States through OmniSOC.
Benefits
Protecting hundreds of thousands of devices, critical data and the people affected by potential cyber security breaches.
Academic Members
Advisory Committee
Open to other Canadian educational institutions that would like to receive regular updates on how the project is moving forward and be interested in potentially participating in phase two. The advisory committee will meet regularly and receive updates from the project team.
Interested Parties
Other Canadian institutions, other Canadian national research and education network (NREN) organizations, including Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).
