Reporting Security Incidents
See something? Say something!
Reporting a security incident that occurs while you are at work, teleworking or on travel status is very important in the Department's efforts to effectively manage and prevent incidents from happening. As an ESDC employee, you have a responsibility to safeguard information and departmental assets in your care and ensuring that security requirements are met by reporting real and suspected incidents to your manager. If you don't report it, the department will simply not know what is going on.
What is a security incident? Security incidents are acts or events that affect, or have the potential to affect, the department, its assets and/ or its employees. Consequences/impacts of security incidents can affect the department in many ways: the loss or compromise of data, damage to reputation of the department or privacy breaches, to name a few. Review the various types of security incidents.
Take part in ESDC's neighbourhood watch!
Do your part in getting to know your colleagues and your environment? By knowing your neighbours and your neighbourhood positions you to be able to respond when something seems suspicious or out of the ordinary.
Reporting a security incident will not get you in trouble. Reporting it actually helps the department know if there are any acts and events going on that could result in harm to an individual or in the compromise of departmental information and assets. It's like having our very own neighbourhood watch! Employees play a vital role in being the eyes and ears on the ground where security can't be at all times.
Reporting a security incident is as easy as 1..2..3…
Step 1: Contain the situation
Employee contains the situation and determines if there is an immediate danger
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Step 2: Advise your manager of the incident
Employee advises Manager of the security incidentIf you are an EMPLOYEE reporting an incident, you must:
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Step 3: Manager reports incident to the Regional Security Office using the online form
Manager reports security incident to Regional Security Officer (RSO).If you are a Manager/Team Leader reporting an incident, you must:
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Refer to the table below for more information and guidance on the types of Security Incidents: