Q-CERT
The Qatar Computer Emergency Response Team was created in December 2006 by CERT/CC and ictQATAR. It is Qatar's coordination center in dealing with internet security problems.
History
[edit]Q-CERT was the first-ever CERT to be established in the Middle East.[1] Plans for Q-CERT were first announced in December 2006 after ictQATAR and the CERT Coordination Center entered into a partnership.[2] It signed a cooperation agreement with the SANS Institute to provide training courses in cyber security for IT specialists in Qatar's government.[3] In November 2016, the first GCC cyber drill was held under the auspices of Q-CERT and was engaged in by internet security specialists from four GCC countries.[4]
Goals
[edit]The goals of Q-CERT are to:[2]
- Create awareness of cybersecurity in private-public institutions and the public;
- Provide proactive and guided approaches for managing ICT security in the civil society;
- Assist private-public stakeholders in managing risks and vulnerabilities against the country's information infrastructures;
- Ensure integrity and confidentiality of data crucial to the wide range of online services that will be offered;
- Introduce cybercrime laws and privacy laws and educate the public on their rights.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Qatar's National Cyber Drills" (PDF). Supreme Council of Information & Communication Technology. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ a b "CERT Coordination Center Partners With Qatar's Supreme Council to Battle Cyber Risks". Carnegie Mellon University. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "ictQATAR's Q-CERT Enhances Cyber Preparedness in Critical Sectors Through Trainings". Ministry of Transport and Communications. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Q-CERT holds GCC Cyber Security Drill". Gulf Times. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Q-CERT Official website
- CERT/CC Official website
- ictQATAR Official website
- Carnegie Mellon University press release
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