Opportunities New Brunswick President Stephen Lund. (submitted)
The ongong threat of cyber-crime and the need for cyber-security experts to fight it is one of the hot topics at the Cybersmart summit underway in Fredericton.
Opportunities New Brunswick CEO Stephen Lund says this province is leading the country in cybersecurity.
“IBM has had a world centre for cyber-security for years. Siemens are now here, Bell,CNN. We’ve got great startups: Beauceron, Bulletproof. We are building a new state of the art cybersecurity building here,” he said.
Lund says most of us have received something questionable on our smartphones which is why cybersecurity is so important.
“It is going to impact everyone at some point. It’s such a critically important area for us in the country,” he said.
“One of the big issues will be finding the talent to help the good guys fight the bad guys essentially.”
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Former NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa is the keynote speaker at the summit. The event also features cyber-security experts from Australia and Israel.
The confernece is focused on advancing international collaboration in cyber-security training and skills, job creation and workforce development.
Students attended the youth portion of the summit which included the chance to compete in the New Brunswick Cyber Defense League Championship.
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