Free Threat-blocking Service Launched for Canadians

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA, the non-profit agency that managers the .ca Internet domain) and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security have teamed up to offer Canadian Shield, a free protected domain name system (DNS) service that prevents Canadians from connecting to malicious websites that might infect their devices and steal their personal information. CIRA is providing the threat blocking technology while the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security is offering its threat intelligence services – basically a who’s-who list of every bad actor roaming the web. The two agencies were working on the project long before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, but the current global emergency makes it more relevant because of the proliferation of COVID-19-related cyber threats and the large numbers of Canadians who are now working from home. Read more about Canadian Shield and get started at CIRA.