A/77/92 numbers for the vulnerabilities of third-party software, hardware or products and provides process coordination in vulnerability management. In addition, BTK Academy, the training centre of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which was established in 2017, provides online training open to the public on cybersecurity and other related areas in order to contribute to increased expertise within the human resources of Türkiye. Training contents are available on the Academy’s official web portal (www.btkakademi.gov.tr/portal). Several Turkish organizations, institutions, universities, non-governmental organizations and private sector entities also organize seminars, conferences and training nationwide on related topics such as cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure. The annually organized Safer Internet Day is among the awareness-raising activities of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, the main objective of which is the conscious and safe use of the Internet. An Internet helpline and a safe web website, where families can find advice on the efficient use of the Internet, is publicly available on the official safer web portal ( www.guvenlinet.org.tr). Additionally, online and face-to-face training and seminars are being held for students, teachers and parents on the conscious and safe use of the Internet. Moreover, many students have been reached by making school visits with the Safer Internet Truck, which serves to ensure that children and the young throughout the country interact directly with new technologies, and use technology and the Internet correctly, and to raise awareness on this issue. Türkiye also takes steps to counter increased digital security risks to ensure cybersecurity and has taken measures during the coronavirus disease (COVID -19) pandemic. Malware, phishing attacks and other cyberthreats exploiting the trends of the COVID-19 pandemic are analysed by the national computer emergency response team, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Through command and control centres, the malicious links of these cyberthreats are determined and prevented in order to protect critical infrastructure and citizens. Within this scope, cyberintelligence reports are prepared and shared with relevant parties. Several guidelines have also been prepared and published, including on the following: • Security principles for remote connections • Protecting users from phishing attacks • Fake applications related to COVID-19 • Security principles for setting up and using videoconferencing and meeting software. Furthermore, national occupational standards for cybersecurity staff (level 5) entered into force upon their publication in the Official Gazette. Türkiye has assumed important roles in many organizations, either as a founding member or by contributing to cooperation efforts on cybersecurity and information security issues. In this context, Türkiye gives utmost importance to informationsharing with different countries and organizations. Türkiye is a member of the International Telecommunication Union, and the national computer emergency response team is a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, Trusted Introducers, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Multi -National Malware Information-Sharing Platform, the Cybersecurity Alliance for Mutual Progress and the computer emergency response team of the Organization of Islamic 22-08761 23/34