84 No. 39475
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4 DECEMBER 2015
NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR SOUTH AFRICA
6.3.6.3
Facilitate information and technology sharing within the sector;
6.3.6.4
Facilitate information sharing and technology exchange with other sector CSIRTs;
Establish national security standards
6.3.6.5
and best practices for the sector in
consultation with the Cybersecurity Centre and the JCPS Cybersecurity Response
Committee which are consistent with guidelines, standards and best practices
developed in line with this policy framework;
6.3.6.6
Develop agreed upon measures;
6.3.6.7
Conduct Cybersecurity audits, assessments and readiness exercises for the
sector; and
Provide sector entities with best practice guidance on ICT security.
6.3.6.8
7.
Verification of Information Security Products and Systems
7.1
South Africa needs to independently assess and certify products and systems that are used
to process or store information that can have an impact on national security. The NCPF
therefore promotes the facilitation by the JCPS Cybersecurity Response Committee and the
National
Cybersecurity
Hub
of
the
development
of a National Information Security
Verification Framework that will enable the achievement of this objective by executing the
following:
a)
Facilitating effective partnerships between the Republic of South Africa and countries
with
established
capacity
to
perform
information
security
assessments
and
certifications.
b)
Facilitating effective partnerships between the Government of South Africa, the
private sector, academic and research institutions to ensure that there is always
capacity to perform information security assessments and certifications within the
borders of the Republic.
c)
Developing
National
regulations
for verification
of products and systems with
applications in Information Security.
d)
Facilitating effective partnerships among government institutions, e.g. those tasked
with technical assessments, and those whose responsibility is licensing, and those
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