{"id":3136,"date":"2023-01-09T16:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T21:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsirademosite.mbeaudry.ca\/?page_id=3136"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:02:43","slug":"technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/en\/reviews\/technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"gm04eb413\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gm04eb413 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gm5b2bb5\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm5b2bb5 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gm5b2bb5\" class=\"section-gm5b2bb5 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NSIRA\u2019s mandate requires it to understand how Canada\u2019s national security and intelligence agencies use technology. The responsibilities of NSIRA\u2019s Technology Directorate include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>leading the review of information technology (IT) systems and capabilities;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assessing a reviewed entity\u2019s IT compliance with applicable laws, ministerial direction, and policy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>conducting independent technical investigations;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>recommending IT system and data safeguards to minimize the risk of legal non-compliance;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>producing reports explaining and interpreting technical subjects;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>leading the integration of technology themes into yearly NSIRA review plans;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>leveraging external expertise in the understanding and assessment of IT risks; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>supporting assigned NSIRA members in the <a href=\"\/investigations\/\">investigation of complaints<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-gme93f6e\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gme93f6e gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-6 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gme93f6e\" class=\"section-gme93f6e gutentor-col-wrap\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/hxoghagctda-edited.jpg\" alt=\"low angle photography of missile silo hole\" class=\"wp-image-4538\" width=\"445\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/hxoghagctda-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/hxoghagctda-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/hxoghagctda-edited-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gm149d4e6\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gm149d4e6 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gm155703\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm155703 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gm155703\" class=\"section-gm155703 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Technology Directorate is an evolving team with a growing academic research network, fostering domestic and international partnerships in the pursuit of technical expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block wp-block-paragraph\">More information about our activities can be found in <a href=\"\/en\/publications\/annual-reports\/\">NSIRA\u2019s annual reports<\/a>. Individuals who are interested in working with the Technology Directorate or elsewhere at NSIRA are encouraged to <a href=\"\/en\/careers\/working-at-nsira\/\">apply here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5650,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-nsira-subpages.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3136","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-no-index"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Technology - National Security and Intelligence Review Agency<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/en\/reviews\/technology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Technology - 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