ITU-D ICT Applications and Cybersecurity (CYB): Watch, Warning and Incident Response

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The absence of institutional structures to deal with cyber incidents and attacks resulting in fraud, the destruction of information and/or the dissemination of inappropriate content, is a genuine problem in responding to cyber threats. ITU is working with Member States to provide concrete assistance in addressing this global menace, and in partnership with IMPACT, is deploying capabilities to build capacity at the national and regional level. Coordination is underway with several ITU Member States and regions on specific assistance to be provided for the establishment of National Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRTs).

National Computer Incident Response Teams

IMPACT and ITU are strongly advocating for the establishment of a national CIRT that is responsible for proactively managing the response to cyber incidents for identified constituents in a country. The CIRT is also responsible for disseminating alerts to identified critical national infrastructure agencies in a country. Through CIRT, countries will have access to a range of tools, templates of polices, processes and procedures that can be used in identifying and remediating security threats.

ITU-IMPACT CIRT Workshops and Status

ITU-IMPACT has to date, completed CIRT workshops for 32 countries. The primary objective of this project is to assist the identified countries in the assessment of its readiness to implement a national CIRT. The national CIRT has the capability to identify, respond to and manage cyber threats and at the same time enhance the cybersecurity posture of the country. The final outcome and deliverable of this mission is a report that contains key issues, findings and analysis, recommendations and an implementation plan for setting up a national CIRT.