vi.
To minimize damage and recovery times from cyber attacks through
effective incident management measures; and
vii.
To create a legal and regulatory framework to maintain order, protect
the privacy of users and criminalize attacks in cyberspace.
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In order to achieve these objectives, five key areas have been identified and
are outlined hereunder:
Governance
Incident Management
Collaboration
Culture
Legislation
5.1 Governance
Trinidad and Tobago’s cyber security efforts must be able to effectively
address the dynamic and challenging nature of threats to cyberspace. This
requires an overarching governance framework to effectively coordinate and
manage a comprehensive cyber security strategy.
Existing vulnerabilities that could create the most disruption to Trinidad and
Tobago’s critical systems and infrastructure must be identified and
addressed. The Government will promote development of new systems with
less vulnerability together with an ongoing assessment of emerging
technologies for weaknesses. Common
standards for securing ICT
infrastructure, services and data repositories will be developed and enforced
throughout Trinidad and Tobago. Periodic review of standards, policies and
regulations will also be undertaken. Communication between and among
Government Ministries and Agencies will also be promoted.
In order to manage the country’s response to ever-evolving cyber threats, and
to coordinate the wide cross section of entities with perceived overlapping
authority for the management of these issues, it is imperative to establish
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