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International cooperation on security matters, and the use of innovation, science
and technology to strengthen defence sector capacities, have been incorp orated into
the strategic transformation objectives of the policy guidelines for defence and
security.
Colombia engages in diplomacy in the areas of cybersecurity and cyberdefence
within the framework of cooperative security through strategic internation al
partnerships. For example, it exchanges knowledge as a global partner of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization and, under the Individual Partnership Cooperation
Programme, is enhancing the capacities of the national military forces and their
coordinated efforts to address threats and protect cyberspace.
Colombia has also developed guidelines on the basis of international best
practices and standards for the establishment and operation of computer security
incident response teams for the private, public and mixed public-private sectors, in
order to ensure the operational management of cybersecurity incidents which affect
national interests; promote cooperation, collaboration and international assistance in
digital security, cybersecurity and cyberdefence with members of computer security
incident response teams in the Americas and in Europe; and exchange experiences
and best practices.
For its part, the Joint Cyber Command participates in the Ibero -American
Cyberdefence Forum in order to advance cooperation, share lessons learned,
strengthen capacities to manage transnational risks and threats in cyberspace, and take
part in national and international exercises.
Through the Cybersecurity Capacities Centre of Colombia, the Cyber Police
Centre carries out analysis, issues prevention alerts, engages in activities associated
with the management of cybersecurity incidents and initiates investigations into
cybercrimes.
The Commission for the Regulation of Communications has the following
objectives: (a) developing mechanisms to promote cooperation on digital security
between communications service providers and the Computer Emergency Response
Group of Colombia; (b) centralizing sectoral information on information security
incidents within the entity responsible for managing such information; and
(c) providing the Response Group with the information necessary to manage and raise
awareness of incidents for the benefit of the various stakeholders.
To that end, the Commission for the Regulation of Communications issued
decision No. 5569 of 2018, in which it stipulated that every telecommunications
network and service provider must implement an information security management
system and adjust its processes in order to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and
availability of data.
It should be noted that the recommendations made by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development in the document Digital Security Risk
Management for Economic and Social Prosperity have been taken into account in the
digital security policy.
In that document, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
states that digital security risk management should begin with the definition of
economic and social objectives or the design of specific activities so that, during the
risk management phase, the level of risk associated with the activity may be assessed
and any potential impact on economic and social objectives may be determined.
Subsequently, during the risk treatment phase, stakeholders should determine
how strategies should be modified to increase the likelihood of success of the activity
and preserve the established objectives, by deciding whether the risk should be taken,
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