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A paper delivered at the:
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Arab Regional Cyber Security Centre
Fourth Regional Cyber Security Summit
Hosted by:
Information Technology Authority
through
Oman National CERT (OCERT)
by:
Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola
[email protected]
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
29 March 2015
WHO HOLDS THE CYBER BALANCE OF POWER?
• WikiLeaks, Anonymous or Government?
• Do these episodes require new laws of war?
– Stuxnet, Duqu & Flame worms
– 600,000 botnet attacks a day against UK MoD
• “Operation PayBack”, in late 2010 brought down
Master Card, Visa & PayPal sites because of their
perceived stance against “Wikileaks”
• Hackers interfered with two US satellites four
times between 2007 and 2008, according to
reports. BBC 28 October 2011http://www.bbc.com/news/business-15490687
• Iraqi Militants Hack $4.5m Predator Drones
With
$26
Windows
Shareware.
Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/5428716/iraqi-militants-hack-45m-predator-drones-with-26-windowsshareware
• How we use new media
– Social Network
– Sexting/ Era of never forgetting
– Gossip/ half-truths/ Compliance with norms
WHO IS USING CYBER-SPACE?
– Daesh: Islamic State
– Boko Haram: Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunnah Lid
Da’awati Wal Jihad [People involved in
Call to Islam & Jihad]
– MEND: Movement for the Emancipation
of the Niger Delta
– FARC–EP and FARC:
Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia—People's
Army
– Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Propaganda, Financing & Recruitment
MATTERS ARISING
LOCAL IMPERATIVES: NATIONAL STRATEGIC INTERESTS
Develop, nurture &
patronize a home
grown Cyber Security
Solutions economic
sub-sector
Foster confidence in
our economy &
Broadband as well as
related ICT
infrastructure
Increase incomes &
Government revenue
Promote Knowledge
Generation &
empowered Human
Resources
Enhance human safety
& national wellbeing
Reduce the cost of ICT
services by ensuring
that they carry only
what they are
designated to carry
OIC-CERT GLOBAL ASPIRATIONS: MANDATE & MEMBERS
OIC:
57 Members States
OIC-CERT
32 Members
21 Counties represented
Chair:
Secretariat:
OIC-CERT: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Mission
•"OIC-CERT is to provide a
platform for member countries
to
explore
&
to
develop
collaborative
initiatives
&
possible partnerships in matters
pertaining to cyber security that
shall strengthen their self reliant
in the cyberspace."
Eligibility
•OIC-CERT is open to any suitable
CERT, either supported & / or
funded by the government,
private sector or combination
thereof that is interested in
sharing the objectives of the
OIC-CERT.
Membership
levels
•Full,
•General,
•Professional,
•Affiliate,
•Commercial,
•Fellows.
Objectives
• Strengthening
relationships
amongst
CERTs in OIC Member
Countries
• Encouraging experience &
information sharing in ICT
Security
• Preventing
&
reducing
cyber-crimes
• Cultivating & fostering
education & outreach ICT
security programs
• Promoting
collaborative
technology
research,
development & Innovation
in ICT security fields
• Promoting good practices
&/ or recommending to
help
address
legal
&
regulatory issues
• Assisting
member
countries in establishing
National CERTs
OIC-CERT: STRATEGIC PILLARS & ACTIVITIES
Standards &
Regulations
Standardization
of Member CERT
Operating
Policies
&
Procedures
Research
Analysis
Consultation
Compliance
Monitoring
Technical &
Technology
Early Warning
System
Tools
&
Measures
Development
& Testing
Tools
Measures
Approval
Guidelines
&
Capacity Building
Certification
Guidelines
Training
Content
&
Standardization
Women & Youth
Focus
Cyber Drills
Evaluation
International
Cooperation
Collaboration
&
Cooperation
Stakeholders
Engagement
Promotion &
Awareness
Development
of Guidelines
& Targets
Membership
Drive
IntraCommunicatio
n
Media
Showcase
Development
of
Frameworks
Cybersecurity
Competitions
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OIC-CERT: STRATEGIC PILLARS & OUTCOMES
Standards &
Regulations
Policy
Framework
Adoption
Manuals
Technical &
Technology
Deterrence,
Detection &
Containment
of Threats
Global
Competitiveness
International
Cooperation
Enhanced
Global
Security
Change Readiness
Harmonized
Incidence
Response
Implementat
ion
Feedback
Capacity Building
Jobs Creation
Wealth
Generation
&
Feedback
Best Practice
Sharing
Sponsorship
Influence
Global
Policy
Sustainability
Feedback
Promotion &
Awareness
Enhanced
Recognition
Increased
Visibility
Increased
Memberships
9
CYBER DRILL
Annual test of the response capability of members Emergency Response Teams
2012
2013
2014
2014
SUGGESTED CYBER SOLUTIONS ECOSYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR NIGERIA
Industry /
Institutional
Sectorial
National
National Coordinating CERT with Coordination Centre (CC)
Technology
National Security
NITDA CERRT.ng
ONSA NGCERT
Service providers
Intelligence
Cyber Forensics
Laboratory
Financial Sector
CERT
Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN)
Other Technology
Law Enforcement
Other Security
NITDA/
Critical Information
Infrastructure
providers
Other financial
institutions
Innovators
Specialised CERT’s
Government (GCERT)
Oil and Gas
entities
UniAbuja/
CS2
Military
Clearing House
ICT Vendors
Higher Education
Institutions
Private Sector
Cyber Institute:
Banks
Country Domain
and DNS
Academic CERT’s
FUT Minna, Dept.
of CyberSecurity
Business Service
Providers
Nuclear
Aviation
CS2 Forensics Lab
Research
Institutes
Other Business
Other Academic
NGO CSEAN
Water
Other Specialised
STRATEGIC BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
New threats create New Opportunities
OIC Market Aggregation & Integration
E.g. Islamic financial services, as measured by the total volume
of Shariah compliant assets, US$ 1.1 trillion at end 2011
Africa has the highest mobile broadband growth rate in the
world with nearly 900 million mobiles: users, their
transactions & equipment must be secure to ensure confidence
MSME INCOME MODELS & OPPORTUNITIES
Pay As You Go
Malware
Mitigation
Leveraging on
advertising
revenues
Social
Entrepreneurship
Vulnerability
Management
Youth initiatives
Cyber Solutions
clearing house
MSME Opportunities
Associations/
Professional body
Cyber Help desk,
Backup & Reporting
Cyber
Forensics
Law Enforcement
collaboration
Certification/
Capacity Building
Standards & Testing
Access Control
Multilateral initiatives
Public
Private
Partnership
(PPP)
Intrusion Detection
Cyber fraud, scams
& hoaxes Mitigation
Monitoring &
filtering
Towards the Future of Cyber Attacks
In sha Allah, We can succeed by working together.
‫شكرا النتباهكم‬
[email protected]
www.oic-cert.org