3.2 Threat preparedness and response
Promote risk assessment practices based on central
risk repository
Publish regularly Cyber Threat Landscape Report
Develop central incident register and sectoral
incident scenarios
Threat
preparedness
and response
Strengthen national and sectoral CERTs
Develop tools for information sharing
Establish programs for a capacity building about risk
management
3.2.1 Risk management
It is important to realise that cybersecurity incidents can never be completely prevented. The rapid
development of technology and its accelerated spread also increases the potential for security incidents.
Therefore, in addition to preventing incidents, the focus must also be on cyber resilience – i.e. on the
control and reduction of damage caused by incidents. This requires two types of action: first,
proactive measures aimed at preventing incidents, and second, reactive ones to control and reduce
damage.
Figure 6. Measures to achieve cyber resilience.
Continuous gathering and analysis of information on security incidents both domestically and internationally
makes the rapid identification of threats possible and the resolution of incidents more effective. Therefore,
Uganda will put continuous effort to identify and understand potential threats (threat intelligence)
and the risks associated with these threats (risk awareness). There is also a need for resources to detect
and cope with incidents (incident management) and to plan activities and resources to deal with the
damage caused by incidents (recovery). The existence of such measures will, on the one hand, increase
the ability to prevent incidents by increasing overall security and, on the other hand, significantly reduce
the adverse impact of incidents on society. [1]
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