The end of the Cold War combined with the advent of the Internet gave rise to an unprecedented wave of electronic espionage and crime. Michel Juneau-Katsuya witnessed first-hand the rise of cyber crime as a senior manager with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) at the time. In 2000, Mr. Juneau-Katsuya left public service to become founding chief executive of security consulting firm Northgate Group. He recently spoke with Financial Post technology reporter Jameson Berkow about the growing digital threat and how companies should respond. The following is an edited transcription of their conversation.

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