Cybersecurity

Technical service highlights

In a connected, digital world, organizations must safeguard themselves against increasing cyber threats, while maintaining integrity and optimizing their online uptime and resiliency. We conduct research in cybersecurity with industry and government, to help prevent and address cyber threats to military and enterprise networks, supply chains, transportation, energy and infrastructure operations. We also collaborate with academic institutions to fuel innovation that contributes to local and national technology clusters.

What we offer

Housed within the NRC's Digital Technologies Research Centre, our team's core competencies include:

• anomaly and intrusion detection
• artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)
• behavioural biometrics
• blockchain for security
• cyber intelligence, intrusion detection, cyber forensics and cyber resilience
• domain knowledge-infused learning
• human-centric cybersecurity
• pattern mining and analysis
• robust and secure AI/ML
• security and privacy compliance

We apply this expertise toward:

• automated threat defence (advanced persistent threats, zero-day attacks, phishing, spoofing, ransomware, etc.)
• explainable and actionable threat response
• marine and aerospace security
• penetration testing
• protecting critical infrastructure in smart grids and smart cities, industrial internet of things (IIoT), and operational technologies (OT)
• protecting military and enterprise networks
• understanding human factors in responding to cyber threats
• user behavior modeling, pattern analysis, threat defense and zero trust
• vulnerability assessment and defense for AI/ML-powered technologies (e.g. autonomous vehicles), cloud computing, and internet of things (IoT) technologies

Why work with us

• Far-ranging expertise: Our expertise spans a wide range of cybersecurity topics. We excel in areas from high-level human-centric research to low-level AI/ML-based cyber intelligence.
• Protecting Canada and Canadians: Through our own internationally recognized research, we work with Canadian academics, small and medium-sized enterprises and government departments to better protect the country, its industry and its citizens.