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Promote National, Regional and International Cooperation, Research and
Development in the field of cyber security.
To achieve its mission and objectives, initially the NCSA will be composed of four
major departments that will focus on the development and implementation of cyber
security priorities and programs defined in the NCSP, below is a brief description of
the roles and responsibility of each department.
1. National Computer Security and Incident Response Team (RwCSIRT): The Rw-CSIRT will operate under the auspice of the NCSA, it
will act as a national point of contact for the coordination of incident
handling activities. Specifically the National CSIRT will provide 24/7
services to Detect, Identify, Analyze, Prevent and Response to cyber
security threats and computer security incidents.
2. Information Certification Department; The Information Certification
Department will act as National Information Certification Center, it will
manage National PKI facilities, issue and revoke digital certificates to
users, entities and systems. This department will focus on securing
electronic transaction and communication, especially to ensure usage of eGovernment and e-commerce service are used in a secure. In collaboration
with the regulator of PKI this department will develop PKI Policy,
Standards and promote PKI usage.
3. IT Security Audit and Compliance Department: The IT security Audit
and Compliance Department will be responsible to assess and evaluate the
security posture within public and private organizations. Based on the
developed Government Security Architecture (GSA) and International
Security Standards (ISO27001/27002), the department will carry out
rigorous Information security audit including risk analysis, vulnerability
assessment and Penetration testing and will certify Ministries and Agencies
in compliance with defined information security standards and best
practices. The department will also develops standards and best practices
for Rwanda.