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Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team Unit

The National Information Technology development Agency Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (NITDA CERRT) is a Unit of the Agency established April, 2014 in response to the increase in the rate of cybercrime and in fulfilment of the requirements of the National Cybersecurity Strategy. By implication of NITDA’s mandate, NITDA-CERRT functions as a government cert, coordinating and facilitating information sharing, providing mitigation strategies and recommendations for incident response and recovery, researching and analyzing trends and patterns of incident activity for government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) with extension to the private sector as well. The unit has two subunits; (1) Event, Incident and Vulnerability Management and (2) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

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Structure

  • Incident and Vulnerability Management
  • Incident Response
  • Cybersecurity Awareness and Education
  • Public Key Infrastructure

Objectives

  • To build national cybersecurity readiness by fostering the development of Sectorial Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs)
  • To ensure a secure cyber space by providing a trusted platform for networking, collaboration and information sharing between relevant stakeholders.
  • Governance and Administration of National Public Key Infrastructure.

Functions

  • Provide support in responding to cyber security incidents
  • Ensure standardization of IT security infrastructure and business processes within Ministries, Departments and Agencies through policies and guidelines.
  • Publish alerts and advisories on latest cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Provide cybersecurity awareness and education to citizens.
  • Encourage government and private sector collaboration in IT security development.
  • Develop bilateral and multilateral relationship in the area of cyber security with other countries for Information sharing and cooperation.
  • To develop human capital with emphasis on IT security.
  • Managing the roles, procedures and policies associated with PKI.

Cyber Security Newsletter

NITDA CERRT Newsletter is a quarterly publication with spotlight on activities carried out by the Unit coupled with key top Cyber-security tips and advisories from CERRT team that keeps you up to date. Read More