GLOSSARY OF TERMS In this document, where the context allows, the following terms will have the meanings specified below: Botnet - is a group of Internet-connected personal computers that have been infected by a malicious application (malware) that allows a hacker to remotely control the infected computers or mobile devices without the knowledge of the device owners. Critical Infrastructure - include systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so critical that the incapacitation or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof. This may include water and sewage networks, agriculture, health systems, emergency services, information technology and telecommunications, banking and finance, energy (electrical and wind generated), transportation (air, road, port), postal and shipping entities. Cybercrime – is a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime or is used as a tool to commit an offence. Cyber security - is the implementation of measures to protect ICT infrastructure including critical infrastructure from intrusion, unauthorized access and includes the adoption of policies, protocols and good practices to better govern the use of cyberspace. Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) - is a team of dedicated information security specialists that prepares for and responds to cyber security breaches. Denial of Service – is a malicious attempt to make a server or a network resource unavailable to users, usually by temporarily interrupting or suspending the services of a host connected to the Internet usually by flooding the target resource with external communication requests. Information Security - is the protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. The terms information security, computer security and information assurance are understood for these purposes as being interchangeable. National Cyber Security Task Force (NCSTF) - established in June 2013 to create a framework to facilitate the building and enhancement of confidence in the use of cyberspace and protection and security of related assets the through collaboration amongst all the stakeholders; with view 31 National Cyber Security Strategy Government of Jamaica