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ITU Cyberdrill for Americas – Dominican Republic 2023

The 11th ITU Cyberdrill is an event of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D). The event is meant for governments, institutions, and/or national CIRTs/CERTs to participate with technicians on cybersecurity and representatives at the manager level.  

LAC4 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo

The purpose of the Cyberdrill is to enhance the communication and incident response capabilities of the participating teams as well as to ensure a continued collective effort in mitigating cyber threats among the region’s national Computer Incident Response Teams.  

It offers a space for analysis and discussion about national needs, actions, and initiatives, plus capacity building through cyber incident simulation labs towards the protection of national critical infrastructures, and the cybersecurity of the region, among other important national critical aspects. The event is meant for governments, institutions, and/or national CIRTs/CERTs to participate with technicians on cybersecurity and representatives at the manager level.

The Cyberdrill will host a regional exercise which is structured around various scenarios involving the most common types of cyberattacks while the sharing sessions, and provides a platform for cooperation and discussions on cybersecurity.

The 11th Cyberdrill for Americas – Dominican Republic 2023 takes place from 19 to 23 June 2023 at the kind invitation of the Ministry of the Presidency, the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), the Vice Ministry of Digital Agenda, the Executive Directorate of the National Cybersecurity Center (CNCS), the Latin American and Caribbean Cyber Competence Center (LAC4) and the Executive Directorate of the Government Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OGTIC), who will be the hosts and with the co-organization of the Regional Telecommunications Technical Commission (COMTELCA).