Two cyber specialists from the United Kingdom are currently in Montserrat to conduct training and development to improve cyber awareness across the territory and to support local cyber security.
The team is being hosted by Montserrat’s new Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dr John Lewis, who joined the government at the start of the year.
According to a Government House release, the visit is the next stage of support, following the cyber risk review undertaken on island last June. “This visit focuses on implementation of some of the outcomes of the review,” it read.
The cyber specialists will continue to work with Dr John Lewis, his team and across the wider government both on island and afterwards to provide a range of support to Montserrat. This includes data protection legislation, cyber security awareness training, and undertaking risk assessments of CNII (critical national information infrastructure) installations.
On Friday, January 26, Deputy Premier Dr. Samuel Joseph and other senior Government officials and critical national infrastructure providers will take part in a tabletop exercise – an interactive simulation designed to engage participants and elicit responses to a fictitious incident. This exercise will allow participants to experience a cyber-attack simulation in a safe space; the learnings will form the basis for the cross Montserrat response in cyber security.
Governor Sarah Tucker said, “I am grateful to the UK Government for its continued support and expertise in this critical area of security and look forward to continued partnership in this and other technical areas.”
