Therefore, addressing cybercrime as the national Cyber Security Priority (CSP-4) is an essential Government objective to increase efforts and enhance our National Security and sovereignty. Cybercrime efforts must be spearheaded by the Vanuatu Police Force, the Legal and Intelligence agencies and other cyber security agencies such as CERT Vanuatu. There must be robust multiple systems and frameworks that require joint-efforts to combat cybercrime such as setting up cybercrime and digital forensics capabilities and agencies. Cybercrime agencies and digital forensic laboratories are initiatives to boost Vanuatu’s fight against cybercrime. Equipped with proper investigative and digital forensics capabilities also increase the chances of collecting viable evidences that are admissible to the court of law. Overall, an increased capability for Vanuatu will pave a way forward for better incident response, intelligence gathering and effective decision making. The CSP-4 priority will be achieved through the following national goals and action plans shown below: CSP-4 Goal Vanuatu will: Addressing Cybercrime Vanuatu’s Action Plan: » Combat Cybercime effectively through a multi-stakeholder framework. » Develop specialized agencies to address cyber security threats. » Develop and enforce the cybercrime Act, Harmful Digital Communications Act and Data Privacy and Protection Act. » Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) to work with OGCIO to establish a Cybercrime department and Digital Forensic Lab under VPF. » Develop international collaboration partnership to combat cybercrime. » Establish Cyber Inteligence and Digital Forensics Capabilities Vanuatu’s Addressing Cybercrime Priority Goals: Effectively collaborate across national and international digital environment to combat Cybercrime through multiple frameworks and approaches. Establish the Vanuatu Police Cybercrime Department, Cyber Defence and Intelligence Unit and Digital Forensics Lab. Enforce the National Cybercrime Act of Vanuatu. Enforce future Harmful Digital Communications Act of Vanuatu. Enforce future Data Privacy and Protection Act of Vanuatu. Develop and establish an eSafety Commissioner body to address cybercrime and cyber safety issues and incidents. To achieve this goal Vanuatu is empowered to:  Design policies and strategies to guide the establishment of the Vanuatu Police Force Cybercrime department/unit, Cyber Defence and Intelligence Unit and Digital Forensics Lab.  Develop a Cybercrime Prevention Policy and Strategy.  Collaborate across all business and civil sectors to develop various Cybercrime and Cyber safety Awareness Raising Campaigns.  Develop and establish national cyber security and cybercrime bundles for all stakeholders to improve National Security.  Assess Vanuatu’s current capacity building programs for Cybercrime, Cyber Security and National Security. 39 | Vanuatu’s Cyber Security Strategy 2030

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