International Cyber Security Breakfast Roundtable International Cyber Center, George Mason University September 30, 2010 Brian Sullivan Program Manager Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) Organization of American.
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International Cyber Security Breakfast Roundtable International Cyber Center, George Mason University September 30, 2010 Brian Sullivan Program Manager Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) Organization of American States (OAS) A regional perspective on cyber security in the Americas: Challenges and opportunities Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) Secretariat for Multidimensional Security Organization of American States www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org Our Structure Secretary General Secretary for Multidimensional Security Secretariat Inter-American Committee against Terrorism - CICTE www.cicte.oas.org Executive Secretariat Inter-American Drug Abuse Commission - CICAD Deputy Secretary for Multidimensional Security Department of Public Security DPS Department Policy and Coordination cicte@oas.org CICTE’s Mission The main purpose of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) is to promote and develop cooperation among member states to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorism, in accordance with the principles of the OAS Charter and with the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism, and with full respect for the sovereignty of states, the rule of law, and international law, including international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and international refugee law. Website: www.cicte.oas.org Monthly Newsletter www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org OAS Comprehensive Inter-American Strategy to Combat Threats to Cyber Security • Third Regular Session of CICTE, 2003 – Cyber security and the internet constitute an emerging terrorist threat CICTE OAS Cyber Strategy • AG/RES. 2004 (XXXIV-O/04) Adopted June 8, 2004 • Three Mandates www.cicte.oas.org CITEL REMJA cicte@oas.org OAS Cyber Security Mandates Meeting of Ministers of Justice or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA) Group of Experts on Cyber Crime – Cyber crime and cyber security legislation Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) – Standards, technical issues, promoting a culture of cyber security awareness Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) – Support Member States in their efforts to comply with the CSIRT requirements of the OAS Strategy to Combat Threats to Cyber Security; – Assist Member States to establish a national Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), with 24/7 alert, watch and warning capability; – Promote the creation of a Secure Hemispheric Network of National CSIRTs, for information-sharing and coordination. www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org Challenges in the Americas Internal • Lagging cyber security awareness at the policy level • Funding scarcity • Absence of a national framework for cyber security / ineffective or insufficient coordination among stakeholders • Lack of technical capacity • Competition between government authorities / internal politics www.cicte.oas.org Regional • Inadequate lines of communication between counterpart authorities in different countries • Disparate capabilities between countries cicte@oas.org International Cooperation and Partnerships UN-CTED CTIRGov BR DSIC ABIN APCERT US Secret Service ITU US Department of Justice LACNIC CERT-CC ARIN Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spain Civil Guard CoE - CODEXTER www.cicte.oas.org ANTEL CERTUY FBI cicte@oas.org Going Forward 2004 2009 2013 • Training Courses and Exercises on Advanced CSIRT Management for OAS Member States • Country-specific technical assistance missions to establish and develop a national CSIRT • Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Best Practices Workshops • Expand the OAS-hosted Secure Hemispheric Network of National CSIRTs – VOIP, public and private web pages, repository of resources www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org Designated National / Governmental CSIRTs September 2010 Canada United States The Bahamas Guatemala Dominican Republic Costa Rica Venezuela Brazil Suriname Bolivia Argentina Paraguay Chile www.cicte.oas.org Uruguay cicte@oas.org Thank you Please feel free to contact us: Brian Sullivan Program Manager Bsullivan@oas.org +1+202.458.3232 George Soares Program Manager Gsoares@oas.org +1.202.458.3071 Belisario Contreras Program Assistant Bcontreras@oas.org +1.202.458.3523 www.cicte.oas.org Inter-American Committee against Terrorism 1889 F St. NW – Washington D.C. Tel. +1+202.458.6960 Fax. +1+202.458.3857 www.cicte.oas.org /cicte@oas.org cicte@oas.org