Attachment III have been a number of assessments/studies conducted within the region, the environment is very dynamic and continues to evolve. The update and status review will entail a desk analysis of the recent assessments/studies and a comparison of the results to the minimum standards as identified in item (5) above with the aim of constantly updating and documenting the progress/status within each country. This information will then be supplemented by feedback from the National Cyber Points of Contact (NCPOC) and will facilitate the identification of gaps in each country. The following provides a listing of the recent studies completed which will be used to form the basis of the assessment: ‐ 1. OAS and Symantec – June 2014 ‐ Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Security Trends 2. OAS and Trend Micro – 2015 – Report on Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure in the Americas 3. OAS and IDB – 2016 ‐ Cybersecurity – Are we ready in Latin America and the Caribbean? 4. Commonwealth Secretariat – 2014 ‐ Cyber Security Needs Assessments in Five Countries The output of this phase will be: ‐ 1. An updated report outlining a gap analysis for each country 2. A mechanism for constantly updating this gap analysis based upon initiatives implemented 3. A mechanism for periodic reporting on the status of each country through the Regional Cyber Committee (RCC). 7. Identification of mechanisms for implementation of the relevant action items ‐ Common Needs, Solutions and agencies/partners with interest (present or potential) The output of CSM II identified five (5) priority areas for intervention together with associated common needs and possible solutions which serves as the basis for this Action Plan. The priority areas are: ‐ 1. Public awareness; 2. Building sustainable capacity; 3. Technical standards and Infrastructure; 4. Legal Environment; and 5. Regional and International Cooperation Collaboration ‐ Incident response, cybercrime investigation and capacity building. The following provides details as it relates to each priority area, the common needs, possible solutions and in some cases implementing partners who may be doing work or have an interest in Page 10 of 24