The secretary General of the Commonwealth Telecommunications
Organisation (CTO) Mr. Shola Taylor has said that cybersecurity is on top of
the priority list of agenda the organization has for Commonwealth countries for
the next four years, reports ITRealms.
Speaking recently to over 100 government officials and
industry executives who took part BT-hosted Commonwealth Cybersecurity Forum
2016 in London, Taylor said that working with member countries on making cyberspace
safer and resilient is a top priority for the London-based organisation over
the next four years.
Mr Taylor made it clear that while “the open, decentralised
nature of cyberspace has empowered individuals, fostered innovation and driven
development, it also presents dangers for its users,” hence, cyberspace could
be used for criminal activities by targeting individuals through identity
fraud, targeting the vulnerable through child exploitation, targeting
communities through extremism and even targeting whole countries, and was quick
to add that the experiences of Estonia in 2007 being one example.
“This year’s event is our opportunity to understand new
forms of cyberthreats and cybercrime and learn about new and effective ways to
mitigate or eradicate them, particularly through international cooperation.
With this in mind, I am pleased to announce here today that our Council has
just approved our 2016 - 2020 strategic plan which makes cybersecurity one of our
top priorities”, Taylor said.
ITRealms reports that CTO, is already working with a number
of Commonwealth countries such Botswana, Cameroon, Fiji and Uganda to help
develop their national cybersecurity strategies, and the challenges and
outcomes of this ongoing work were presented at the London event.
Taylor said that key issues addressed at the conference
include economic growth and innovation in cyberspace; legislative frameworks; data
privacy and security risks; defending and protecting critical information
infrastructure, including space communication infrastructure; international
cooperation, including capacity and trust building; and combating
cyberterrorism among others.
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