CERT marked at APCERT event
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team Coordination Centre
(Sri Lanka CERT|CC) played an active role in celebrating Asia Pacific
Computer Emergency Response Team’s (APCERT) 10th anniversary recently.
Sir Lanka CERT |CC is a subsidiary of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA).
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Rohana Palliyaguru, Principal Information Security Engineer
addressing the APCERT conference |
Set up in 2003 to enhance cooperation between region’s CERTs, APCERT
marked its 10th anniversary with the 10th APCERT Conference and Annual
General Meeting from March 24 to 28 ultimo.
CERT Australia hosted the twin event at the Novotel Hotel in
Brisbane, Australia.
The two-pronged event was a great opportunity for cyber security
professionals to compare experiences and related issues and to share
knowledge and expertise.
Sri Lanka CERT|CC the national body for cyber security in Sri Lanka
and a full member of APCERT made a substantial contribution to the
celebration, themed “Then, Now and Beyond”.
As self-evident, the theme afforded all the teams the opportunity to
review the past and the present, and look to the future.
Sri Lanka CERT actively contributed to the success of several working
groups for APCERT policy development and the development of a new
operational framework. The purpose of this policy development and new
operational framework development was to meet the new challenges facing
the internet infrastructure in the region. Sri Lanka CERT CEO Lal Dias
served as the pro tem Chairman in the election of a governing council
for APCERT.
A public conference was also held soon after the Annual General
Meeting.
Several eminent personalities from around the world addressed the
well-attended confab.
There were three panel discussions in the conference. Sri Lanka CERT
Principal Information Security Engineer Rohana Palliyaguru chaired one
of them and the topic was “Malware, Hacking and Advanced Persistent
Threat (APT)”.
In a major outcome of the celebration, it was agreed by the group of
participating countries that they work together offering more
cooperation in identifying and stalling cyber threats.
A software usable in dealing with such situations was made available
to the participating CERTs which numbered about 30. |
