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A focused course, tailored for you

Building Modern Telco Cybersecurity Governance for Canadian Operators (CRTC + CCCS + CIRA + ITSG-33 + 5G Security + AI Security + Vendor Risk)

Build the modern telco cybersecurity governance capability for Canadian operators in 10 weeks. CRTC + CCCS + CIRA + ITSG-33 + 5G security + AI security + vendor risk.

Canadian telco operators face a layered cybersecurity governance challenge: CRTC obligations, CCCS expectations, CIRA + DNS security, ITSG-33 alignment, 5G security including Huawei restrictions, AI security as AI deploys in operations, and vendor-risk concentration. Governance leaders who build the modern capability take the senior bank-wide and regulator-wide work. Here is the 10-week build.

$199 one-time

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Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Canadian telco operators (Rogers Communications, BCE Bell, TELUS, Quebecor Videotron, Cogeco, SaskTel, MTS Bell, NorthwesTel, Eastlink, Distributel, TekSavvy, Bragg Communications) face a layered cybersecurity governance challenge.

CRTC obligations (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Personal Information Protection Notice obligations, Public-Alerting obligations, Service-Continuity obligations under CRTC), CCCS expectations (Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Government of Canada Cyber Centre with sector-specific guidance), CIRA + DNS security (Canadian Internet Registration Authority cooperation, .ca domain security, DNS-Firewall expectations), ITSG-33 alignment (Information Technology Security Guidance for Federal Government, increasingly referenced for telco), 5G security including Huawei restrictions (Government of Canada decision May 2022 to remove Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks by June 2024), AI security as AI deploys in operations (customer servicing, fraud detection, network optimisation, predictive maintenance, marketing), vendor-risk concentration, PIPEDA + Quebec Law 25 + provincial privacy law application, sector-specific incident-notification framework (CRTC + Privacy Commissioner + RCMP CCS), Bill C-26 Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act consideration when passed, and customer-facing breach-notification obligations all need to land at the governance layer.

Governance leaders who build the modern capability take the senior bank-wide and regulator-wide work. Leaders who stay on classic NIST-only patterns watch the senior work shift to peers.

This course teaches the 10-week build of modern telco cybersecurity governance for Canadian operators: CRTC + CCCS framework, CIRA + DNS framework, ITSG-33 alignment, 5G security framework, AI security framework, vendor risk framework, privacy framework, and the executive engagement model. Twelve modules with deliverables. Plus a hand-built implementation playbook for your specific operation.

What you walk away with

A documented CRTC + CCCS framework.
A CIRA + DNS framework.
An ITSG-33 alignment framework.
A 5G security framework.
An AI security framework.
A vendor risk framework.
A privacy framework (PIPEDA + Quebec Law 25 + provincial).
An executive engagement model.
A 10-week build plan.

The 12 modules

Module 1. Canadian telco cybersecurity landscape 2026

Detailed walkthrough of the Canadian telco cybersecurity landscape in 2026: CRTC obligations, CCCS sector-specific guidance, CIRA cooperation framework, ITSG-33 application to telco, 5G security framework with Huawei + ZTE removal by June 2024, Bill C-26 Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act consideration, PIPEDA + Quebec Law 25 + provincial-privacy-law application, peer-operator moves at Rogers + BCE Bell + TELUS + Quebecor Videotron + Cogeco, and the strategic-level decisions facing governance leaders.

Module 2. CRTC + CCCS framework

Build the CRTC + CCCS framework: CRTC Personal Information Protection Notice framework, CRTC Public-Alerting framework, CRTC Service-Continuity framework, CCCS Cyber Centre cooperation framework, sector-specific incident-reporting framework, regulator-engagement framework, and the integration with broader regulator management.

Module 3. CIRA + DNS framework

Build the CIRA + DNS framework: CIRA cooperation framework, .ca domain security, DNS-Firewall expectations (CIRA Canadian Shield application), DNSSEC implementation, DNS-over-HTTPS / DNS-over-TLS framework, registry-data integrity, and the integration with broader DNS operations.

Module 4. ITSG-33 alignment framework

Build the ITSG-33 alignment framework: ITSG-33 risk-management framework, ITSG-33 control catalogue application, ITSG-33 control tailoring framework, security-controls assessment framework, and the integration with broader cyber strategy.

Module 5. 5G security framework

Build the 5G security framework: post-Huawei/ZTE vendor selection framework, 5G NSA/SA security architecture, NF (Network Function) security framework, SBA (Service-Based Architecture) security framework, edge-network security framework, 5G-RAN security framework, 5G-core security framework, 5G slicing security framework, and the integration with broader network security.

Module 6. AI security framework

Build the AI security framework: AI-system inventory framework, AI-system risk-classification framework, AI security control framework (model-isolation, data-isolation, output-validation, prompt-injection defence, jailbreak resistance, training-data poisoning resilience), AI vendor due-diligence framework, AI-augmented SOC framework, AI-related incident-response framework, and the integration with broader cyber.

Module 7. Vendor risk framework

Build the vendor risk framework: Nokia + Ericsson + Samsung 5G vendor risk framework, Cisco + Juniper + Arista network-equipment vendor risk framework, AWS + Azure + Google + IBM Cloud + Oracle Cloud + Microsoft Azure for Operators vendor risk framework, ServiceNow + Salesforce + Microsoft Dynamics 365 vendor risk framework, BSS/OSS vendor risk framework (Amdocs, Netcracker, Optiva, Comarch, in-house), and the integration with broader vendor management.

Module 8. Privacy framework

Build the privacy framework: PIPEDA application to telco, Quebec Law 25 application to telco (effective September 2023 with phased provisions, full effect September 2024), provincial-privacy-law application (BC PIPA, Alberta PIPA, NS PIIDPA, NL ATIPPA), CRTC unsolicited communications rules, Customer-Consent framework, Customer-Data-Subject-Rights framework, breach-notification framework, and the integration with broader privacy.

Module 9. Network security operations

Build the network security operations framework: network-segmentation framework, network-traffic monitoring framework, DDoS-mitigation framework, BGP hijack-defence framework, MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) security framework, IoT-security framework (5G IoT, NB-IoT, LTE-M, customer-IoT services), and the integration with broader network operations.

Module 10. Incident response framework

Build the incident response framework: incident-classification framework, incident-detection framework, incident-containment framework, incident-eradication framework, incident-recovery framework, post-incident-review framework, regulator-notification framework (CRTC + Privacy Commissioner + CCCS), customer-notification framework, and the integration with broader cyber-defence.

Module 11. Executive and board engagement

Build the executive and board engagement: CISO partnership, CTO partnership, CIO partnership, CRO partnership, CCO partnership, board-of-directors technology-committee engagement, board-of-directors risk-committee engagement, and the integration with broader executive cadence.

Module 12. Your 10-week build plan

Week-by-week plan with weekly deliverables. Weeks 1-2: Canadian telco cybersecurity landscape + CRTC + CCCS framework. Weeks 3-4: CIRA + DNS framework + ITSG-33 alignment framework. Weeks 5-6: 5G security framework + AI security framework. Weeks 7-8: vendor risk framework + privacy framework. Weeks 9-10: network security operations + incident response framework + executive engagement. Deliverable: modern telco cybersecurity governance capability.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Module 1 covers the landscape.

Module 2 produces CRTC + CCCS framework.

Module 3 covers CIRA + DNS.

Module 4 covers ITSG-33 alignment.

Module 5 covers 5G security.

Module 6 covers AI security.

Module 7 covers vendor risk.

Module 8 covers privacy.

Module 9 covers network security operations.

Module 10 covers incident response.

Module 11 covers executive engagement.

Module 12 covers the 10-week build plan.

What you get with this course

The 12-module course delivered as text plus downloadable templates.
Templates and worked examples for CRTC + CCCS framework, CIRA + DNS framework, ITSG-33 alignment framework, 5G security framework, AI security framework, vendor risk framework, privacy framework, network security operations, incident response framework, executive and board engagement.
A hand-built implementation playbook generated for your specific operation.
Three worked examples of modern telco cybersecurity governance capabilities at peer Canadian operators.
Scripted talking points for the CISO and board-risk-committee engagement.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Day 1: CRTC + CCCS framework scaffold drafted.

Week 4: CIRA + DNS + ITSG-33 designed.

Week 8: 5G security + AI security + vendor risk + privacy operational.

Week 10: Capability in operation.

Before and after

Before

Your governance practice handles classic NIST-only patterns. CRTC + CCCS sector-specific obligations are reactive. CIRA + DNS-Firewall is patchy. 5G post-Huawei vendor selection lags. AI security as AI deploys in operations is talked about but not deployed. Senior bank-wide and regulator-wide work goes to peers.

After

A modern telco cybersecurity governance capability is in operation. CRTC + CCCS framework, CIRA + DNS framework, ITSG-33 alignment framework, 5G security framework, AI security framework, vendor risk framework, privacy framework, network security operations, incident response framework, executive and board engagement are all designed.

What happens if you do not address this

Governance leaders without the modern capability miss bank-wide senior work. Bill C-26 Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act could change the regulatory baseline; Quebec Law 25 full effect now applies; Huawei + ZTE removal deadline passed.

Who it is for

For telco cybersecurity governance leaders, CISO-office members, senior security architects, network security engineers, and senior compliance leaders at Canadian telco operators and Canadian telco-services firms.

Who this is NOT for. Pure individual-contributor security analysts without governance scope. Practitioners at firms with no telco business. Pure US-only operators without Canadian operations.

How it arrives

Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and worked examples and the hand-built implementation playbook.

Time investment. Roughly 18 hours of reading and 100 to 200 hours of governance-leader effort across the 10-week build.

Why $199 is the right number

External Canadian telco cybersecurity consultants (Big4 cyber practices, McKinsey Cyber, BCG Cyber, Bain Cyber, the firm Cyber, IBM Consulting Cyber, Mandiant, Optiv) charge $500K-$3M for governance modernisation programmes. Specialist Canadian cyber firms (Scotia Wealth Cyber, Caretia, eSentire, Herjavec Group, Rubrik for Canadian, in-house) charge $200K-$1M. $199 buys the focused playbook plus the implementation document for your specific operation.

FAQ

Will this replace hiring a Canadian telco cyber specialist?

Partially. It teaches the modern capability. You may still want specialist input for complex 5G slicing security.

What if my operation is primarily wireless (not wireline)?

Modules 5 and 9 cover wireless-anchored patterns.

Does this cover Bill C-26 in depth?

Module 1 covers Bill C-26 status.

What about cooperation with US CISA across cross-border traffic?

Modules 2 and 10 cover cross-border cooperation.

What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?

CRTC + CCCS framework tailored to your specific operation; 5G security framework matched to your vendor mix; a 10-week build plan.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.