A/75/123 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 24/84 20-08285

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