The Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT)
has successfully completed its annual drill to test the response capability of
leading Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRT) from the Asia Pacific
economies, reports ITRealms.
The drill which is on its fifth edition, ITRealms reports, APCERT
involved the participation of members from the Organisation of the Islamic
Cooperation – Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT) in this annual drill.
ITRealms gathered that the theme of the APCERT Drill 2016
was “An Evolving Cyber Threat and Financial Fraud.”
A press statement endorsed by Consultancy Support Services
(CS2) Limited, an Abuja based Consultancy firm who coordinated the
participation of some Nigerian organizations and led by Abdul-Hakeem
Ajijola, the exercise reflected real incidents and problems that exist on the
Internet.
“The scenario, for this year, simulated a contemporary cyber
threat with financial motivation that targets to defraud individual and
financial institutions,” part of the statement read.
Throughout the exercise, the participating teams activated
and tested their incident handling arrangements. This drill included the need
to interact both locally and internationally, with CSIRTs/CERTs and victim
organisations, for the coordinated suspension of malicious infrastructure,
analysis of malicious code, as well as notification and assistance to affected
entities.
This incident response exercise, which was coordinated across many
economies, reflects the collaboration amongst the economies and validates the
enhanced communication protocols, technical capabilities and quality of
incident responses that APCERT fosters in assuring Internet security and
safety.
26 CSIRT teams from 20 economies (Australia, Bangladesh,
Brunei Darussalam, People's Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macao,
Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and
Vietnam) of the APCERT participated in the drill. From the external parties,
CSIRT teams from 6 economies (Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan and
Tunisia) of the OIC-CERT participated.
ITRealms further that some Nigeria organizations
participated at this year event including “The Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police
Force, Nigerian Communications Commission, Directorate of State Security,
Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Communications, Nigeria Communication
Satellite Limited and the National Information Technology Development Agency.”
+Remmy Nweke [@ITRealms]
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