1. Pacific CERT (PacCERT)
By: PacCERT Working Group

2. Background ITU Pacific Ministerial Forum, 19-20 Feb 09, Tonga
Ministers recognised the the growing incidence of cyber threats and the need for Pacific CERT
Telecommunications ICT Policy and Regulation Meeting, 29 April – 1 May 2009, Fiji
Forum officials endorsed setting up the PacCERT
PacCERT to be hosted at USP
Establish the PacCERT Working Group(PWG).
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3. PacCERT 1st PacCERT Working Group Meeting 25th Nov 2009
Establishing the PacCERT will require partnerships and cash and in-kind supports from partners.
Countries should have their own national CERT.
IMPACT plays an important role in assisting ITU Member States in establishing national CERTs.
The PacCERT should promote and support Pacific Islands Countries and Territories to establish national CERTs.
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4. PWG Outcomes Location Governance
Confirmation of USP to host PacCERT at the Japan Pacific ICT Centre subject to official approval
Governance
PacCERT governed by an independent Board
Members of the Board:
Japan-Pacific ICT Centre
PITA (communication operators)
PICISOC (users)
SOPAC
SPC
A representative from Polynesian countries
A representative from Melanesian countries
A representative from Micronesian countries
A representative from Finance Sector
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5. PWG Outcomes Governance cont. Board to be chaired by USP
TOR of the PacCERT to be developed
PacCERT Board
ITU
AusCERT
IMPACT
PITA
PICISOC
CROP Agencies
Partnership
Manager PacCERT
Tech Officer
Tech Officer
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6. PWG Outcomes Membership Services
Open to organisations in Pacific countries and teritories
PacCERT to use AusCERT eligibility criteria as a guide to developing its eligibility criteria
Services
Phase 1 – Initial services
Point-of-contact database
Outreach programme (awareness raising)
Advisory services
PACCERT Portal
Training/Mentoring
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7. PWG Outcomes Services cont. Staff Phase 2
Incident response coordination and action plan
Technical assistance
Staff
Minimum 3 staff comprising of a manager and two technical persons.
Staff salary should be competitive in order to attract staff with appropriate qualifications and skills.
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8. PWG Outcomes Financing:
The Working Group to seek support from governments, development agencies and Industry such as, but not limited to, Australian Government, ITU, ADB, The World Bank, JICA, Microsoft, and CISCO.
USP will explore possible contributions for accommodation and provision of equipment.
Costs of Training and Mentoring component should be supported by the ITU-EC project and other partners such as, but not limited to, PITA and IMPACT
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9. Milestones
AusCERT be commissioned to develop a Business plan and Project plan
PacCERT multi-partnership initiative
Consultations with IMPACT and other CERTs
Supervised by PacCERT Working Group
Completed by end of January 2010
2nd PacCERT Working Group meeting
Held tentatively in the 2nd week of February 2010.
Business Plan and Project Plan to be presented
Tentative residency of the PacCERT at the Japan Pacific ICT Centre to starts in April 2010.
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10. Recommendations for ICB4PIC Considerations
Support the PacCERT Working Group to develop and roll out awareness raising programme that may include:
National workshops in partnerships with local stakeholders
Radio/Video/Newspaper
Build cyber security capacity of PICs
Regional Train of Trainers (ToT)
Specialised CERT training (e.g TRANSIT)
IMPACT Training
Partner in hosting a Pacific ICT Officials meeting followed by ICT Ministerial Meeting in early to mid 2010
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11. Vinaka Vakalevu