http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/story/2013/07/08/saskatoon-government-computer-hacking-130708.html
By Dan Zakreski
CBC News
July 9, 2013
Saskatchewan government officials said they beat back millions of
cyberattacks against the provincial computer system last year.
The province has 15,000 computers in its network. The information stored
in the system ranges from health and financial data to sensitive reports.
The province is cautious about talking about the attacks because
technology is evolving rapidly and it doesn’t want to tip its hand to the
attackers.
The Ministry of Central Services oversees computer security. Crystal Zorn
is the head of information security.
“The types of tools that cybercriminals use to target systems often are
very common day, and the types of things you see on your own home
computer,” Zorn said
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