US facilitates Sri Lanka CERT to build Cyber Security Workforce

In line with the implementation of the Cabinet-approved Information and Cyber Security Strategy, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT) is taking necessary steps to build a skillful cybersecurity workforce for the public sector to protect digital assets from ever-growing cyber-attacks.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformations have accelerated worldwide, and the Government has also embraced this trend. As Government organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies to access critical data, the susceptibility to cyber threats has surged. Sri Lanka CERT has identified Government organizations that maintain critical national information, infrastructure and currently taking measures to enhance their cyber security readiness.

Necessary steps are taken to develop a Cyber Security Skills Framework for the Government to lay a solid foundation to enhance the capacity of Government officers on cyber security.

To achieve this, under the guidance of the US Embassy of Sri Lanka, the MITRE Corporation of the US has provided technical and advisory services to develop the Skills Framework for Government.

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