Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to improving the national and regional cybersecurity resilience and response. “Cybercrime is a clear and present danger to every country in the region. This is the new frontier of national and regional security resilience, and an area in which the Government of Jamaica...

Jamaica is leading the charge to significantly improve the Caribbean’s response in tackling existing and emerging cybersecurity threats through the development of skills in this area. The country is now undertaking a Strategic Cybersecurity Training Needs Assessment, which will serve to identify the cybersecurity knowledge and skills required to deliver and sustain strategic responses to combat malicious cyber activities across...

The Organization of American States (OAS) has partnered with the Government to implement an early warning system that will assist in safeguarding Jamaica’s cyber infrastructure, through the use of security information and event management to ensure timely intrusion detection. The initiative was facilitated through the OAS Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, working in tandem with the Jamaica Cyber-Incident Response Team (JaCIRT)....

In our ongoing review of the security of Government's systems and networks including the JAMCOVID19 platform, the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) Cyber Investigators have observed persistent attempts to gain unauthorized access. In light of this, MOCA will continue to undertake measures to further bolster cyber defence and strengthen the security of the systems. We encourage persons with information...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday (February 25), in chairing the monthly National Security Council (NSC) meeting received a comprehensive update on Jamaica’s cyber architecture and a specific report on matters related to the Jamcovid-19 application. Among the main points of discussion were the steps being taken to build a robust governance framework and infrastructure for cybersecurity embedded in Plan...

The Government of Jamaica wishes to assure users of the JAMCOVID-19 application and the public at large that a comprehensive review of all aspects of the site, application and associated databases is being undertaken and changes implemented with a view to further hardening security and strengthening all security features. The government also wishes to advise that the previously announced enhanced...

In response to a recently published Gleaner article, regarding the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s website being compromised; we are confirming that website flaws were detected. The Agency’s Information Technology Unit (ITU) has launched an investigation into the matter, and the site has since been restored. The necessary steps are being taken to strengthen security to ensure there is...