Sask. government computers attacked millions of times last year

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/story/2013/07/08/saskatoon-government-computer-hacking-130708.html

By Dan Zakreski
CBC News
July 9, 2013

Saskatchewan government officials said they beat back millions of 
cyberattacks against the provincial computer system last year.

The province has 15,000 computers in its network. The information stored 
in the system ranges from health and financial data to sensitive reports.

The province is cautious about talking about the attacks because 
technology is evolving rapidly and it doesn’t want to tip its hand to the 
attackers.

The Ministry of Central Services oversees computer security. Crystal Zorn 
is the head of information security.

“The types of tools that cybercriminals use to target systems often are 
very common day, and the types of things you see on your own home 
computer,” Zorn said

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