Companies in the private and public sectors are being urged to strengthen existing cybersecurity measures, to safeguard against evolving cyber threats and risks. The appeal comes from Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Godphey Sterling, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on September 28. “We are seeing a whole...

The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt) remains committed to providing cybersecurity support and management on behalf of the Government to the entire country and Jamaicans in the diaspora. “We have some of the best resources here and a competent and dedicated team,” Head of JaCirt, Lt. Col. Godphey Sterling said. He noted that “even though our main reason is...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that the Government is bolstering the nation’s cybersecurity by creating the necessary legislative framework and strengthening international partnerships. He noted that as the world embraces digitalisation and there is increased use of the online space, it is imperative for the country to have up-to-date laws that provide safeguards against any...

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) will be staging several webinars to help citizens stay safe online under the theme ‘Do Your Part, Be Cyber Smart’. “For Jamaica, this is our third celebration of the month, and what we are aiming to do this year is to join the world in raising awareness...

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)....