The federal auditor general found “significant gaps” in the government’s cybersecurity services, monitoring efforts and responses to active attacks on information systems.

In a report released on Tuesday, Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government must continually bolster its defences as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, pervasive and harmful.

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Communications Security Establishment and Shared Services Canada share responsibility for protecting federal information technology systems and operations.

Hogan said the organizations work together and with departments and agencies to prevent data theft and limit disruptions to systems that deliver programs and services to Canadians.

She found not all federal organizations we

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