UAE Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT)

Details of the organization
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
United Arab Emirates
http://www.tra.ae/
Governments
  • The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level: Yes
  • The organization has a national e-strategy: No

Information about the project
UAE Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT)
The United Arab Emirates Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) is the cyber-security coordination Center in the UAE. It will be established by the TRA as an initiative to facilitate the detection, prevention and response of cyber security incidents on the Internet. The missions of the aeCERT are to sustain a resilient and vigilant ICT infrastructure against a broader set of cyber security threats and to build a secure and safe cyber culture in the UAE. The aeCERT will: (1) enhance the cyber security law and assist in the creation of new laws. (2) enhance information security awareness across the UAE. (3) build national expertise in information security (4) provide a central trusted point of contact for cyber security incident reporting in the UAE (5) establish national center to disseminate information about threats, vulnerabilities and cyber incidents.
http://www.aecert.ae
National implementation:
Ongoing from 01-12-2006 to 01-01-2009

WSIS information
* The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
* Access to information and knowledge
* Capacity building
* Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
  • Programme