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improve technological infrastructure security pro cesses, cybersecurity incident
management and digital security awareness. The Government’s computer
security incident response team is composed of a group of specialized
technicians who implement and develop activities to prevent and manage
cybersecurity incidents.
International cooperation and assistance in information and communications
technology security and capacity-building
With regard to the facilitation of cross-border cooperation to address critical
infrastructure vulnerabilities that transcend national borders, the Attorney General’s
Office has noted that it is important to develop capacities in the region to combat
cybercrime. Colombia has thus sought to develop strategic partnerships and has
participated in various forums; for example, it has officially become a State party to
the Convention on Cybercrime, has been involved in various United Nations working
groups and has signed memorandums of understanding against cybercrime with
various other States.
In addition, as part of its cooperation and coordination efforts, Colombia is
working in conjunction with the network of computer security incident response
teams in the Americas, a platform for the exchange of threat-related information and
for cooperation among incident response groups in the region.
Colombia also participates in international information exchange projects, such
as bulletins and early warnings for financial-sector-related governmental and
supervisory entities of other countries in the region (for example, the Central
American Council of Comptrollers of Banks, Insurance Companies and other
Financial Institutions and the Pacific Alliance).
The Attorney General’s Office has promoted the signing of a number of
memorandums of understanding with other States in order to combat cybercrime and
related offences.
With regard to further work in capacity-building, such as on forensics or on
cooperative measures to address the criminal or terrorist use of ICTs, efforts to
upgrade technology and capacities have progressed less rapidly owing to the high cost
of licensing, equipment and training.
With regard to the recommendation to consider, in the int erest of ICT security
capacity-building, forming bilateral and multilateral cooperation initiatives that
would build on established partnership relations, in order to build ICT security
capacity, to help improve the environment for effective mutual assista nce in the
response to ICT incidents among States and competent international organizations,
including the United Nations and its agencies, the private sector, academia and civil
society organizations, the Government of Colombia, through the Ministry of
Information and Communications Technologies, has chaired the Executive
Committee of the Network of e-Government Leaders of Latin America and the
Caribbean, which brings together digital government authorities from 34 countries in
the region in order to address cybersecurity matters.
The following activities have been proposed in order to promote an
understanding of the cybersecurity situation and put forward, for the Network’s
approval, measures to improve the level of cybersecurity in the Network’s member
countries and in the region:
– Study of the Inter-American Development Bank and OAS on cybersecurity
maturity level.
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