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The Attorney General’s Office, through the Directorate of International Affairs,
has followed the guidelines and recommendations promulgated by various
multilateral organizations for strengthening security in cyberspace, with the aim of
ensuring proper management of cybercrime investigations and thus reducing
impunity as far as possible.
With the intention of contributing to national cybercapabilities, the Nat ional
Intelligence Directorate has decided to establish a computer security incident
response team for the intelligence sector to serve as a coordinating mechanism for
dealing with events and incidents in the sector and to foster the dissemination of
technical information on events and incidents, as well as to carry out investigations
of cyberincidents.
In Colombia, priority has also been given to raising awareness of ICT security
and to capacity-building in national plans and budgets, with the aim of giving security
due weight in development and aid planning. In that regard, in addition to wh at has
already been stated with regard to public policies on digital security, awareness raising programmes have been developed with the aim of educating and informing
institutions and citizens about ICT security.
The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has endeavoured
to devise a programme focused on capacity-building and, through the establishment
of cooperation agreements, has conducted courses and awarded diplomas and
certificates in information security and information technology man agement,
benefiting 1,134 public servants from government agencies at the national and local
levels.
Notable among these is the “Let’s talk about digital government” programme,
through which more than 250 information technology officials and security off icers
from public entities participated in a panel on building capacity for the management
of security and digital risks.
A cyberchallenge for public officials, held in the city of Pereira, was attended
by 40 information technology leaders. They also participated in a cybersecurity
challenge, in which they addressed challenges and situations that may arise online.
This exercise was organized by OAS with the support of Trend Micro, a multinational
cybersecurity firm.
With regard to the “More digital security, better region” workshops, more than
1,400 officials, including information technology leaders and security officers from
public entities, attended 25 meetings held in 24 cities in Colombia.
With the support of OAS, training in the region has been enhanced. For example,
the course entitled “The Hague Process: international security operations and
cyberspace”, funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been held on several
occasions. In 2019, the above-mentioned course was held in Colombia; training was
provided to Colombian officials, and delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean
with responsibility for cybersecurity matters also participated. The course cur riculum
includes topics such as sovereignty, jurisdiction, the principle of due diligence , the
use of force, international human rights law, the law of the sea, peaceful agreements
and other related topics, all in an academic context relating to cyberopera tions.
With regard to capacity-building in forensic techniques and in cooperation
measures to address the use of ICTs for terrorist or criminal purposes, the Government
of Colombia hosted a regional workshop for Latin America on obtaining electronic
evidence from private communications service providers as part of the prevention of
terrorism and organized crime in cross-border investigations, organized by OAS, the
Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime, the International Association of Prosecutors, the National
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