Objective 2: Safeguard and continuously maintain the security of national assets, including critical infrastructure, national data, communication technologies and the Internet within the State of Kuwait The Initiative Establish and maintain a National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) including Security Operation Center (SOC) and Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) functions, to work as a focal point for CNIs SOCs. Government lead: CITRA(NCSC-KW) Establish and maintain Security Operation Center SOC in vital sectors within the state of Kuwait to provide a continuous monitoring of cyber security events, and develop proper means of response. Government lead: MOD, OIL COMPANIES, AND OTHER CNIs Develop national capabilities in different cyber security domains such as the fight against cybercrime, secure software development, network security, application and monitoring of laws and policies, and information security emergency response. Government lead: CITRA(NCSC-KW) Develop national standards and criteria to classify information security technology. Government lead: CITRA(NCSC-KW) Develop national capabilities in the fight against cybercrime according to international standards. Government lead: MOI Develop and maintain national incident response and business continuity plans to manage crises of cyber security in the State of Kuwait. Government lead: CITRA(NCSC-KW) Develop and promote the means of defence of the State of Kuwait’s civil and military networks to limit possibilities of electronic attacks. Government lead: CITRA (NCSC-KW), MOD AND CNIs Develop legislation and laws of cybercrime and cyber security to keep pace with technological evolution. Government lead: MOI, MOD, MOInformation, CAIT and CITRA(NCSC-KW) Develop and maintain national cyber security policies and controls for the national critical networks, electronic services, and critical ICT systems. Government lead: CITRA(NCSC-KW) Monitor the compliance with cyber security regulations and national policies. Government lead: CITRA(NCSC-KW) 24