A regional perspective on cyber security in the Americas: Challenges and opportunities

1. International Cyber Security Breakfast Roundtable International Cyber Center, George Mason University September 30, 2010 Brian Sullivan Program Manager Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) Organization of American States (OAS) A regional perspective on cyber securityin the Americas:Challenges and opportunities Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) Secretariat for Multidimensional Security Organization of American States www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

2. Our Structure Deputy Secretary for Multidimensional Security Department Policy and Coordination www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

3. CICTE’s Mission The main purpose of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) is to promote and develop cooperation among member states to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorism, in accordance with the principles of the OAS Charter and with the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism, and with full respect for the sovereignty of states, the rule of law, and international law, including international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and international refugee law. Website: www.cicte.oas.org Monthly Newsletter www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

4. OAS Comprehensive Inter-American Strategy to Combat Threats to Cyber Security • Third Regular Session of CICTE, 2003 – Cyber security and the internet constitute an emerging terrorist threat • AG/RES. 2004 (XXXIV-O/04) Adopted June 8, 2004 • Three Mandates www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

5. OAS Cyber Security Mandates Meeting of Ministers of Justice or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA) - Group of Experts on Cyber Crime • Cyber crime and cyber security legislation Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) • Standards, technical issues, promoting a culture of cyber security awareness Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) • Support Member States in their efforts to comply with the CSIRT requirements of the OAS Strategy to Combat Threats to Cyber Security; • Assist Member States to establish a national Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), with 24/7 alert, watch and warning capability; • Promote the creation of a Secure Hemispheric Network of National CSIRTs, for information-sharing and coordination. www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

6. Internal Lagging cyber security awareness at the policy level Funding scarcity Absence of a national framework for cyber security / ineffective or insufficient coordination among stakeholders Lack of technical capacity Competition between government authorities / internal politics Regional Inadequate lines of communication between counterpart authorities in different countries Disparate capabilities between countries Challenges in the Americas www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

7. International Cooperation and Partnerships www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

8. 2004 2009 2013 Going Forward • Training Courses and Exercises on Advanced CSIRT Management for OAS Member States • Country-specific technical assistance missions to establish and develop a national CSIRT • Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Best Practices Workshops • Expand the OAS-hosted Secure Hemispheric Network of National CSIRTs • VOIP, public and private web pages, repository of resources www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

9. Canada United States The Bahamas Guatemala Costa Rica Venezuela Brazil Suriname Bolivia Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Chile Designated National / Governmental CSIRTs September 2010 Dominican Republic www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org

10. Brian Sullivan Program Manager Bsullivan@oas.org +1+202.458.3232 George Soares Program Manager Gsoares@oas.org +1.202.458.3071 Belisario Contreras Program Assistant Bcontreras@oas.org +1.202.458.3523 Inter-American Committee against Terrorism 1889 F St. NW – Washington D.C. Tel. +1+202.458.6960 Fax. +1+202.458.3857 www.cicte.oas.org /cicte@oas.org Thank youPlease feel free to contact us: www.cicte.oas.org cicte@oas.org