Media Availability - Arrest related to classified naval information

OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2013 /CNW/ — Satyamoorthy Kabilan, Director, National Security and Strategic Foresight, The Conference Board of Canada, is available to comment on the news that a Canadian naval engineer is accused of trying to send classified information on Canada's shipbuilding strategy and marine sovereignty to the Chinese government.

The Conference Board's recent report, Preventing, Mitigating, and Managing Insider Threats, outlines employee behaviours that should raise red flags, discusses how new tools and techniques (such as text-reading software), can be used to identify potential threats, and explores the legal aspects of collecting information on employees in order to manage threats. The publication concludes by listing best practices for managing insider threats.

SOURCE: Conference Board of Canada

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