Canada Communications Security Establishment

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cybersecurity agency
government agency
signals intelligence agency
abbreviation CSE
CST
collaboratesWith Canadian Armed Forces
linked to: Canadian 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
linked to: Ottawa
jurisdiction Government of Canada
legalMandate Communications Security Establishment Act
National Defence Act
memberOf Five Eyes
linked to: Five Eyes alliance
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)

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Five Eyes hasKeyAgency Communications Security Establishment
subject linked to: Five Eyes alliance
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Five Eyes memberCountryAgency Canada Communications Security Establishment
subject linked to: Five Eyes alliance
National Security Agency sharesSignalsIntelligenceWith Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
FVEY includesAgency Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Australian Signals Directorate cooperatesWith Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Canada Communications Security Establishment nativeName Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Canada Communications Security Establishment formerName Communications Security Establishment Canada
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Canada Communications Security Establishment hasDivision Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
UKUSA Agreement relatedOrganization Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Government Communications Security Bureau cooperatesWith Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
ECHELON reportedCollectionPartners Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
2013 global surveillance disclosures involvedAgency Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Bill C-51 (anti-terrorism legislation) expandsPowersOf Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Canadian Forces Intelligence Command cooperatesWith Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
CSE fullName Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
CSE formerName Communications Security Establishment Canada
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
CSE alsoKnownAs Communications Security Establishment Canada
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Communications Security Establishment formerName Communications Security Establishment Canada
subject linked to: CST
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Communications Security Establishment renamed Communications Security Establishment
subject linked to: CST
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Communications Security Establishment Act appliesTo Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Communications Security Establishment Act relatedTo Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Intelligence Commissioner of Canada oversightOf Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency oversightOf Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
Canadian Security Intelligence Service cooperatesWith Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians canReview Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
GCSB cooperatesWith Communications Security Establishment
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment
United States intelligence community in signals intelligence cooperatesWith Canadian signals intelligence community
linked to: Canada Communications Security Establishment