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integrates various regional and international cooperation networks between CERTs and
CSIRTs (FIRST, CICTE).
9. On the other hand, CERTuy, in addition to the processing of events and incidents,
carries out Ethical Hacking actions and vulnerability analysis on different systems.
Good national practices related to capacity building programs and initiatives.
1. At the national level, the approach adopted by the Incident Response Center on
computer security (CertUy) also bets on collaboration with the different actors in the
ecosystem. In this sense, it has an active coordination space with its target community
(Cybersecurity Coordination Table), which includes service providers from both the
public and private sectors.
2. The cybersecurity communities of the health and social security sector were created,
extending the existing communities of the State and financial sector.
3. Last year, the CyberWomen Challenge was held. It was an exclusive cybersecurity
activity for women in the sector sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS).
The winners of this activity competed in the Cybersecurity Symposium of the Americas,
where the Uruguayan team was the winner.
4. This year it is planned to create a Center of Excellence at CERTuy with the purpose of
promoting the development of national capacities by encouraging research and
development on the subject.
5. From the private sector, the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technologies (CUTI)
has a special cybersecurity table, in which CERTuy actively participates.
Comments on the proposal for a Regular Institutional Dialogue
1. Regarding the coexistence between the Group of Governmental Experts and the OpenEnded Working Group, Uruguay supports the existence of both groups since experience
has shown that both mechanisms work in a complementary way, enriching the discussion
at the global level.
2.In this sense, the implementation of a Regular Institutional Dialogue involving both
groups would be important.