#1) The federal government is being asked to cut, cut, and cut some more out of the federal services. Asking for MORE security with LESS resources is virtually mission impossible.
#2) Statistics Canada, where I work, has TWO independent networks. Network A is completely detached from the internet and that is where we store all confidential information. Network B is used for internet connectivity. Due to budget cuts, we've been investigating merging the two networks, making us LESS secure (in my own personal opinion as a citizen; obviously the department's word is that every precaution will be taken to protect the public's data).
#3) I think completely severing yourself from the Internet is the only foolproof method. There is this constant "as soon as they build a better mousetrap, someone finds a smarter mouse". Hackers are more proficient than the people writing our firewall software. Most times security software patches are reacting to attacks that have already happened.
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