Eng Bader bin Ali al Salehi, director general of the Oman Computer Emergency Readiness Team (
OCERT), elaborated on the ITA's role in this area, saying, 'We are keen in supporting the Omani capabilities in ethical hacking and they definitely contribute to achieving the e.oman strategy and supporting the community for better.
Malicious websites An official from Oman's National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (
OCERT) told Times of Oman: "With regards to the spread of false news, fraudulent and scam campaigns on cyber space and social media platforms, Oman National CERT, responds to such reports by communicating with the concerned entities locally, to block such malicious websites in order to contain the threat, and then issue a threat notification indicating the subject in question, for public awareness purposes."
The Oman Computer Emergency Readiness Team (
OCERT) was launched in 2010 to study cyber threats and risks that could harm both public and private internet users in Oman.
Oman's ITA has two main divisions focus on cybersecurity: Information Security Division (ISD), which is responsible for the security of government entities, and the Oman Computer Emergency Readiness Team (
OCERT), which is responsible for the security of cyberspace in Oman and public awareness in the field.
The Sultanate, as the head of the board of directors of the National Cybersecurity Centers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and represented by the Information Technology Authority's
OCERT, signed a memorandum of understanding with the international organisation of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), which is located in the US.
The 3rd Annual Regional Cyber Security Summit is organized by Oman National CERT (
OCERT) in cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), IMPACT and Naseba at Al Bustan Palace, Oman.
"ITA will highlight its pioneering e-Projects, which comprise National e-Payment Gateway, the official e-Government services portal, National Technology Business Entrepreneurship (SAS), and Oman National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (
OCERT).
Al Ruzaiqi added, "ITA will highlight its pioneering eProjects, which comprise National ePayment Gateway, the Official eGovernment Services Portal, National Technology Business Entrepreneurship (SAS), and Oman National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (
OCERT).
"Mobile devices are so wideA[degrees] spread nowadays; easy to use, portable, can store lots of informaA[degrees] tion and also access the Internet," said Aziza al Rashdi, executive security training and awareness in charge at Oman Computer EmergA[degrees] ency Readiness Team (
OCERT).
Zabri Adil from Cyber Security Malaysia, Kevin Cardwell from EC-Council USA, Engineer Badar from
oCert will also be there.