A/67/167 Act No. 1273 of 2009 was, undoubtedly, a highly significant step forward in combating computer-related crime in Colombia; nevertheless the development of different types and modes of organized crime, and cybercrime in particular, has forced Colombia to implement a comprehensive strategy to combat cybercrime with a focus on cyberdefence and cybersecurity that has made inter-agency work the predominant factor in achieving the objectives pursued by the concept of information security. In this framework, in July 2011, the Colombian Government launched its national cyberdefence and cybersecurity policy based on three fundamental pillars: • Adopting an appropriate inter-institutional framework for prevention, coordination and monitoring and the formulation of recommendations to address any threats and risks that arise. • Providing specialized training on information security and broadening cyberdefence and cybersecurity lines of investigation. • Strengthening legislation on those matters and international cooperation, and accelerating Colombia’s accession to the various international instruments. In order to implement the aforementioned strategic comprehensively, Colombia designed and established four authorities: principles (a) First is the Intersectoral Commission, responsible for formulating the strategic vision of information management and setting policy guidelines for the management of public information technology infrastructure, cybersecurity and cyberdefence; (b) The second body is the Colombian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), the national coordinating agency on matters of cybersecurity and cyberdefence; (c) Third is the Armed Forces Joint Cyber Command, which is tasked with preventing and countering any cyber threat or attack that affects national values and interests; (d) Lastly, the Cyber Police Centre was established; it is responsible for Colombia’s cybersecurity, offering information, support and protection from cybercrime. These institutions will allow Colombia to fulfil and implement the national cyberdefence and cybersecurity policy and to address comprehensively and effectively this new type of crime that is growing exponentially around the world. Not only has Colombia developed a cyberdefence and cybersecurity policy; but it has also undertaken a number of important sectoral initiatives to formulate effective information security policies. The most important of these are detailed below: 12-43414 5