ITU and its cybersecurity partner, the International Multilateral Partnership Against...
ITU and its cybersecurity partner, the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), are organizing the first UN-backed cross border cybersecurity drill “designed to test the Arab region’s cyber response capabilities and improve readiness and reaction in the event of…
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a theoretical future cyber attack,” the ITU said (http://xrl.us/bndoji). The drill will be part of an ITU-IMPACT Arab region cybersecurity workshop in Amman, Jordan, on July 15-17, hosted by Jordan’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. More than 10 Arab states will participate in the workshop, which will address topics such as botnets, child online protection and mobile security, ITU said. “Cybersecurity has become a global priority, and no nation, no matter how technologically advanced, can isolate itself from today’s increasingly sophisticated threats,” said ITU Secretary General Hamadoun Touré. “With 143 countries now part of the ITU-IMPACT coalition and with strong backing from global industry giants and leading partners from academia, I am pleased to note that ITU-IMPACT is now the largest cybersecurity alliance of its kind in the world.” Stressing the importance of a global approach to cyberthreats, IMPACT Chairman Datuk Mohd Noor Amin said the “increasing complexities of cyber attacks and the constantly evolving threat landscape make it imperative that any endeavour towards mitigating those risks is continuously carried out and supported.” The workshop aims to give participants “expert professional knowledge of cyber incident response and handling, network and web security, malware analysis and the steps needed to establish effective national Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRTs),” ITU said: Participants will also be exposed to “various cybersecurity scenarios based on case studies and practical work."