Attachment III 1. Executive Summary The CARICOM Cyber Security and Cybercrime Action Plan (CCSCAP) seeks to address the Cyber Security vulnerabilities in each participating Caribbean country and to establish a practical, harmonised standard of practices, systems and expertise for Cyber Security, to which each Caribbean country could aspire in the short and medium terms. It also seeks to build the required capacity and infrastructure to allow for the timely detection, investigation and prosecution of Cybercrime and possible linkages to other forms of criminal activity. This CARICOM Cyber Security and Cybercrime Action Plan (CCSCAP) was developed as the main output of the Caribbean Stakeholders Meeting II – Cyber Security and Cybercrime held in Saint Lucia in March 2016. In order to ensure the success of the CCSCAP, mechanisms must be put in place to facilitate and motivate countries into action, monitoring progress and providing strategic direction. This Action Plan therefore highlights the important role that a Regional Cyber Committee will play in the coordination of initiatives, sharing of information, exchanging of lessons learnt, resources and expertise. There will also be a Cyber Steering Committee comprising the key lead agencies. The CCSCAP also highlights the need for identifying minimum standards for Cyber Security, which would serve as a basis for all Member States, which are at varying stages of their cyber security readiness, to work towards the region developing common standards for Cyber Security. The plan will also focus on providing an up to date review of the status of the Cyber activity in each country and developing a system for regular reviews making use of existing mechanisms. This action plan identifies five (5) priority areas of intervention for addressing Cyber Security and Cybercrime issues in the CARICOM region. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Public awareness; Building sustainable capacity; Technical standards and Infrastructure; Legal Environment; and Regional and International Cooperation Collaboration ‐ Incident response, cybercrime investigation and capacity building. Under each priority area, needs are identified, possible solutions put forward and the relevant Agencies/Partners with interest in and/or a mandate to address the specific needs are identified. Also critical to the success of the CARICOM Cyber Security and Cybercrime Action Plan (CCSCAP) is the development of Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanisms and the mobilisation of resources. This Action Plan represents the way forward for raising awareness; building new skillsets; establishing appropriate legal and technical frameworks; establishing effective mechanisms for Page 3 of 24