Cyber Origins
What year was Canada’s first civilian SIGINT agency, the Examination Unit, founded?
1941
What year was the Communications Branch of the NRC established?
1946
What was Canada’s first civilian SIGINT agency called?
The Examination Unit
Name one mainframe computer used in Canada during the 1960s.
IBM 7090 or CDC 6600
What tool is becoming a "standard" research tool across all fields?
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
During which war did Canada use intercepted messages to avoid U-boat attacks?
World War II
In what year did the CSE move under the Department of National Defence?
1952
What Canadian agency was formed in 1946 and later became known as the CSE?
Communications Branch of the National Research Council
What kind of simulations did early Canadian researchers run on computers?
Atomic models and fluid dynamics
What national strategy launched in 2017 made Canada a global AI leader?
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
What British intelligence center did Canada work closely with during WWII?
Bletchley Park
What Cold War crisis saw CSE help assess Soviet missile threats?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What global intelligence alliance did Canada join in 1948?
Five Eyes
Which Canadian weather service began using computers in the 1960s?
Atmospheric Environment Service
Which company built the world’s first commercial quantum computer in Canada?
D-Wave Systems
What type of intelligence does SIGINT refer to?
Signals intelligence
What technology did CSE use in the 1970s to intercept satellite transmissions?
Satellite ground stations
What major 2001 law expanded Canada’s digital surveillance powers?
The Anti-Terrorism Act
What common research tasks were automated by early computing?
Statistical analysis, record-keeping, and lab data entry
What is the name of Canada’s high-speed research network launched in 1993?
CANARIE
What battle benefited from Canada’s intercepted German naval communications?
Battle of the Atlantic
What war did CSE support by intercepting Iraqi troop and radar data?
Gulf War
What Canadian hospital was hit by the LockBit ransomware group in 2022?
Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
What decades saw supercomputing and formal government support rise in Canada?
1980s and 1990s
What Canadian university is internationally recognized for its leadership in quantum computing research?
University of Waterloo