GOAL 2: Establish relevant Technical Measure (Entities and Standards) to eliminate
Cyber Threats and Attacks, enhance Cybersecurity and promote Cybersecurity.
Strategy Statement: Defining and controlling technical measures to ensure security standards
are implemented with the required expertise and in accordance with international trends.
Strategy Guidelines:
1. Establishment of a National Computer Incident Response Team (“CIRT”) that is
capable of dealing with relevant Cybersecurity Threats and Attack on citizens, tourist,
businesses and government in Samoa. The CIRT must have the capability to identify
combat, respond and manage Cyberspace Threats or Attacks; as well as enhance
Cyberspace security in Samoa. Furthermore CIRT must be responsible for the
computer forensic component of criminal investigations relative to computer
technology or electronic evidence.
The National CIRT must also gather its own intelligence instead of relying on
secondary reporting incidents.
2. Development of a unit within Police Services (Ministry of Police) that serves as a
single point of contact for Cybercrime with the ancillary purpose of data collection
and increasing available information.
3. Establishment of a Child Online Protection Working Group (“COPWG”) consisting of
but not limited to the Ministry of Police, (“MOP”); OAG; Ministry of Education
Sports and Culture (“MESC”), Ministry of Women, Community and Social
Development (“MWCSD”), Ministry of Justice and Courts Administrations (MJCA),
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Office of the
Regulator (OOTR), Social Welfare Services such as Samoa Victim Support Group
(SVSG), and other child protection NGOs; Internet Service Providers (ISP), Electronic
Service Providers (ESP); Telecommunications Mobile and Fixed Network Providers;
other Hi-Tech Companies; Owners of Internet Cafes and other public access providers
e.g. libraries and telecentres.
4. Develop or Identify Standards to be implemented to ensure that the rest of the
Cybersecurity related attacks are minimised.
5. NICT must carry out assessment and identify the critical processes, standards for the
introduction of the different security levels. Furthermore the CIRT and other relevant
stakeholders must be responsible for the implementation and control of the developed
standards.
Samoa National Cybersecurity Strategy 2016 - 2021
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