4.2 National Policy Considerations
The following are key policy positions that have been adopted in order to
define the cyber security strategy for the protection of Trinidad and Tobago’s
national assets and interests:
e
The
entity
responsible
for
the
coordination,
implementation,
monitoring, continuous improvement and governance of cyber security
initiatives will be the Trinidad and Tobago Cyber Security Agency
(TTCSA);
e
Cyber security is a component of the national security strategy and the
national ICT plan which in turn are subsets of the Policy Framework
for Sustainable Development. As such, all relevant policies and
strategies are aligned to the overarching policy framework;
e
The cyber security strategy takes into account data protection and
privacy considerations;
e
Comprehensive national cybercrime legislation that is regionally and
internationally applicable and harmonised will be enacted and
implemented;
e
The cyber security strategy as far as possible
international agreements and standards;
e
A culture of cyber security will be promoted in an effort to raise
awareness and build confidence in the ICT environment;
e
Coordination and collaboration at the national, regional
international levels will be promoted and strengthened; and
will be guided
by
and
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