Cybersecurity
No data are completely secure; how can governments and citizens most effectively manage this?
Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) Workshops
Cyberspace, which encompasses the Internet and all forms of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), presents enormous opportunities for socio-economic development across the world. It is therefore imperative to assure the safety, security and resilience of the infrastructure, of the information content that runs through it and of the users. However, the complexity of this vast and sometimes difficult to define network, along with the people involved, requires a cohesive approach involving a broad range of stakeholders that extend well beyond individual governments.
The need to enhance cybersecurity and protecting critical information infrastructures are essential to each nation’s security and economic well-being. At the national level, this is a shared responsibility that requires a coordinated multi-stakeholder action related to the prevention, preparation, response, and recovery from incidents. Where as at the regional and international level, this entails cooperation and coordination with relevant partners. The formulation and implementation of a national framework for cybersecurity and critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) requires a comprehensive approach.
Following the adoption of the Commonwealth Cybergovernance Model , which contains key principles that Commonwealth countries could adopt in the governance of Cyberspace. In 2014, the CTO developed the Commonwealth Approach for Developing National Cybersecurity Strategies to serve as a guide for countries to develop their individual National Cybersecurity Strategies. The guide provides practical advice and proposes actions that can be adapted by countries to suit their individual circumstances.
In order to understand this approach, the CTO held six regional CIIP workshops, which consisted of stakeholders mainly from relevant government ministries, agencies, departments, private and public sector, academia and civil society groups.
Region | Location | Partner | start date | finish Date |
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Workshop on Tackling Cybercrime in the Telecommunications sector in Pakistan | Islamabad, Pakistan | Government of Pakistan | 2018 | |
Workshops on Development of National Cyber Essentials Standards in Uganda, Trinidad & Tobago, Nigeria, and Montserrat | Uganda, Trinidad & Tobago, Nigeria, and Montserrat | Governments of Uganda, Trinidad & Tobago, Nigeria, and Montserrat | 2018 | |
Workshop on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) for Mozambique | Maputo, Mozambique | Government of Mozambique | 2017 | |
Workshops on Development of National Cyber Essentials Standards in Botswana, Cameroon and Jamaica. | Botswana, Cameroon and Jamaica | Government of Botswana, Cameroon and Jamaica | 2017 | |
Workshop on Tackling Cybercrime in the Telecommunications sector in Bangladesh | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Government of Bangladesh | 2017 | |
Consultancy Services for Developing National Cybersecurity Strategy for Eswatini, Botswana, Cameroon, Rwanda and Uganda | Eswatini, Botswana, Cameroon, Rwanda and Uganda | Governments of Eswatini, Botswana, Cameroon, Rwanda and Uganda | 2017 | |
Consultancy Services for Developing National Cybersecurity Strategy for Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania | Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania | Governments of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania | 2016 | |
Workshop on Tackling Cybercrime in the Telecommunications sector in Nigeria | Abuja, Nigeria | Government of Nigeria | 2015 | |
Consultancy Services for Developing National Cybersecurity Strategy for Fiji | Suva, Fiji | Government of Fiji | 2015 | |
Southern African Regional Workshop | Gaborone, Botswana | Ministry of Transport and Communications of Botswana | 23/3/2015 | 24/3/2015 |
West African Regional Workshop | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cameroon & ITU | 24 – 27 February 2015 | |
East African Regional Workshop | Nairobi, Kenya | Communications Authority of Kenya | 20 – 21 November 2014 | |
Caribbean Regional Workshop | Georgetown, Barbados | Ministry of Energy, Immigration, Telecommunications and Investment of Barbados | 17 – 18 November 2014 | |
Pacific Regional Workshop | Port Villa, Vanuatu | Government of Fiji & ITU | 22 – 26 September 2014 | |
South Asia Regional Workshop | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Board | 10 – 11 September 2014 | |
South Asian Regional CIIP Workshop | Colombo, Sri Lanka | National Information Technology Conference (NITC) & Computer Society (CS) in Sri Lanka | 25 – 28 August 2014 |