(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat -
The Information Technology Authority (ITA), represented by the National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (OCERT), organised a virtual drill to assess cybersecurity readiness in the OIC countries.
Held under the theme, 'Intelligence of malware', the drill was held at the authority's headquarters in Knowledge Oasis Muscat. It was attended by 14 countries: Sultanate of Brunei, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tunisia, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, India, Mauritius, Rwanda, and Bangladesh.
The drill, organised by ITA for the second year, aims to enhance the readiness and preparedness to deal with various electronic threats and the best ways to deal with security incidents that can affect organisations of the OIC member states. It also seeks to qualify human resources in the national CERT in managing emergencies and dealing with security risks. The drill also conducted simulation for cross-border cooperation in mitigating cybersecurity incidents.
This year's drill comes in line with the latest developments of malware and the evolution of its intelligence and threats associated with it. A number of scenarios have been implemented to simulate the process of penetration of systems programming companies as the malicious software targets industrial control systems developers and gets the systems' code. These softwares target organisations and individuals through embedding malicious software inside the code of industrial control systems.
Oman National CERT was elected in 2013 as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Centers for Cybersecurity and Information Security of the OIC in recognition of the efforts and contributions of the centre as a member of the steering committee.
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