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Malawi CERT Establishment

Project No 9MLW19002
Title Malawi CERT Establishment
Description

The main goal of the project was to assist Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), to establish its National Computer Incident Response Team (MWCERT), to serve as a trusted, central coordination point of contact for cybersecurity, aimed at identifying, defending, responding, and managing cyber threats.


As part of the project ITU assisted MACRA in building and deploying the technical capabilities and related trainings necessary to establish its National CIRT. Through this work the project led to the development of national cybersecurity capacity while moving forward on enhancing regional and international collaboration.
Area of Action Cybersecurity
Status Implemented
Time Frame From 1/10/2019 To 31/7/2023
Beneficiary Countries Malawi
Implementing Agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Cooperation Agency Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)
Financial Scale (CHF) 100'000 - 500'000
Achievements
The project contributed to supporting Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority in achieving the following results:
  • Establishment of watch-warning and incident response capabilities of MACRA to better identify, respond to, and manage cyber-threats.
  • Identification of Malawi’s national critical information infrastructure sectors and establishing a foundation on the national level to be able to further elaborate and implement a national cybersecurity strategy.
  • Building of the national capacity of and transfer know-how to MwCERT to facilitate further development within the area of national critical information infrastructure protection, such as establishing sector CIRTs, and others.

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