Canada Communications Security Establishment

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cybersecurity agency government agency signals intelligence agency

The Canada Communications Security Establishment is Canada’s national signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency, responsible for foreign intelligence gathering, protecting government electronic information and infrastructure, and supporting federal law enforcement and defense operations.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cybersecurity agency → government agency → signals intelligence agency →
abbreviation	CSE → CST →
collaboratesWith	Canadian Armed Forces → Canadian Security Intelligence Service → Royal Canadian Mounted Police →
cooperatesWith	Australian Signals Directorate → Government Communications Headquarters → Government Communications Security Bureau → National Security Agency →
country	Canada →
employs	computer scientists → cryptanalysts → engineers →
focusesOn	foreign communications and electronic emissions → protection of critical infrastructure from cyber threats →
formerName	Communications Security Establishment Canada →
foundedBy	Government of Canada →
hasDivision	Canadian Centre for Cyber Security →
headquartersLocation	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada →
jurisdiction	Government of Canada →
legalMandate	Communications Security Establishment Act → National Defence Act →
memberOf	Five Eyes →
nativeName	Communications Security Establishment →
oversightBy	Intelligence Commissioner of Canada → National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians → National Security and Intelligence Review Agency →
parentOrganization	Department of National Defence → Government of Canada →
responsibility	computer network defense → computer network exploitation → cybersecurity → foreign intelligence gathering → information assurance → protection of government electronic information → protection of government information infrastructure → signals intelligence → support to Canadian Armed Forces operations → support to federal law enforcement → technical and operational assistance to security agencies →
sector	information technology security → intelligence → national security →
subjectTo	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms → Privacy Act (Canada) →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australian Signals Directorate ("Communications Security Establishment") → Government Communications Security Bureau ("Communications Security Establishment") →	cooperatesWith
Canada Communications Security Establishment ("Communications Security Establishment Canada") →	formerName
Canada Communications Security Establishment ("Canadian Centre for Cyber Security") →	hasDivision
Five Eyes ("Communications Security Establishment") →	hasKeyAgency
FVEY ("Communications Security Establishment") →	includesAgency
Five Eyes →	memberCountryAgency
Canada Communications Security Establishment ("Communications Security Establishment") →	nativeName
UKUSA Agreement ("Communications Security Establishment") →	relatedOrganization
ECHELON ("Communications Security Establishment") →	reportedCollectionPartners
National Security Agency ("Communications Security Establishment") →	sharesSignalsIntelligenceWith