The Government of Samoa in June 2019, devised an elementary cybersecurity emergency response protocol namely, Samoa’s National Computer Emergency Response Team (SAMCERT). The SamCERT team is set up within the Digital Transformation & Innovation (DTI) division under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).
As it is an initiative towards cybersecurity, its capabilities at most include content monitoring and filtering to primarily deliver safe cyber space to users, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and traffic monitoring, auditing & reporting.
SamCERT’s work is guided by the two key principles of Preparedness and Prevention & Incident Response. SamCERT will not only help raise and improve cybersecurity awareness it will also provide technical support to resolve cybersecurity incidents, threat management. Key stakeholder groups are the Samoan community, the Public sector and the Private sector.
This leads towards cybersecurity aims to build Samoa’s profile and security poster in cyber space both nationally and regionally. As Samoa moves more and more online, SamCERT will be the centre of support in ensuring that Samoa’s Digital Platforms, Digital Services, Digital/Cybersecurity Infrastructure is being well managed and utilized and well supported in all areas of Cybersecurity, Cyber Safety and Online Hygiene.
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