CST

E192989

cybersecurity agency intelligence agency signals intelligence agency

CST is the abbreviation for the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s national cryptologic agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence and cybersecurity.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
CST canonical	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cybersecurity agency ⓘ intelligence agency ⓘ signals intelligence agency ⓘ
abbreviation	CSE ⓘ CST self-linksurface differs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	CSE ⓘ CST ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Australian Signals Directorate ⓘ Government Communications Headquarters ⓘ Government Communications Security Bureau ⓘ National Security Agency ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
employs	computer scientists ⓘ cryptologists ⓘ engineers ⓘ mathematicians ⓘ
focus	foreign intelligence, not domestic law enforcement ⓘ
formerName	Canada Communications Security Establishment ⓘ surface form: Communications Security Establishment Canada
foundedAs	National Research Council ⓘ surface form: Communications Branch of the National Research Council
hasHead	Chief of the Communications Security Establishment ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Ottawa ⓘ surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
inception	1946 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: federal government of Canada
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Communications Security Establishment Act ⓘ
locatedIn	Canada ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ
mandateIncludes	assistance to federal law enforcement and security agencies ⓘ collection of foreign signals intelligence ⓘ protection of Government of Canada electronic information and communication networks ⓘ
memberOf	Five Eyes alliance ⓘ surface form: Five Eyes
overseenBy	Intelligence Commissioner of Canada ⓘ surface form: Intelligence Commissioner (Canada) Minister of National Defence of Canada ⓘ surface form: Minister of National Defence (Canada) National Security and Intelligence Review Agency ⓘ
parentAgency	Department of National Defence ⓘ surface form: Department of National Defence (Canada)
partOf	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada
renamed	Canada Communications Security Establishment ⓘ surface form: Communications Security Establishment
renamedIn	1975 ⓘ
responsibleFor	cybersecurity ⓘ foreign signals intelligence ⓘ information assurance ⓘ
sector	cyber defence ⓘ information security ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ
type	civilian agency ⓘ
website	https://www.cse-cst.gc.ca ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canada Communications Security Establishment → abbreviation → CST ⓘ

CST → abbreviation → CST self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Communications Security Establishment

CST → alsoKnownAs → CST ⓘ

subject surface form: Communications Security Establishment