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<div style="text-align:justify">​<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial', 'sans-serif';color:black">The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU) organised the launching ceremony for the Mauritian Cybercrime Online Reporting System (MAUCORS) and a Cyber Drill for Top Management in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at Le Meridien Hotel on Thursday 15th March 2018. The Mauritian Cybercrime Online Reporting System (MAUCORS) was officially launched by Honourable Yogida Sawmynaden, Minister of Technology, Communication &amp; Innovation. This system will help to coordinate and resolve social media incidents efficiently. This system has been developed by the CERT-MU and is one of the key initiative under the newly drafted Cybercrime Strategy that sets out the Government’s approach to combat cybercrime in Mauritius. The cyber drill for top management was also officially opened by Honourable Yogida Sawmynaden, Minister of Technology, Communication &amp; Innovation on the same day. Professor Dr. Marco Gercke conducted the cyber drill for top management of organisations. The objective of this drill was to demonstrate the top executives to assess organizations’ preparedness to resist cyber threats and enable timely detection, response, and mitigation and recovery actions in the event of cyber-attacks. The launching ceremony was attended by around 70 participants and the cyber drill was attended by 55 participants.</span></div>

<span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><p class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"><span>Safer Internet Day (SID) is an international education and awareness-raising effort spanning more than 100 countries around the globe to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world</span><span>.</span></p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><p class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"><span>Mauritius is among one of the very first countries where government has taken keen interest to protect children and youngsters on the Internet.  In this context, a Child Online Safety Action Plan was developed by the National Computer Board (NCB) and endorsed by the cabinet in 2009.  Following the aproval of the action plan, number of activities have been started on Child Online Safety since 2009 including organisation of the Safer Internet Day.  </span></p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><p class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"><span>This year is the 6th edition of Safer Internet Day which will be celebrated in Mauritius. On this occasion, CERT-MU, a division of the National Computer Board is organising several activities.  The activities are as follows:</span></p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><ul class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><li><div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2" style="text-align:justify"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2">A half day workshop with theme <em><strong>&quot;Let's create a better Internet together&quot; </strong></em>in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation and the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research.  The proposed workshop is targeted towards State and Private secondary school students to sensitise them on the impact of threats and consequences that improper use of the Internet may have on the youth.</span></div></li></ul> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><p class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2"></span> </p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><ul class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><li><div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2" style="text-align:justify">Awareness sessions on “Internet Safety” will be carried out for secondary school students (State and Private) in all four school zones of the country.  <span>These sessions will highlight issues like sexting, sextortion, cyber bullying, online predators and identity theft etc.  </span></div></li></ul> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><p class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><ul class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><li><div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2" style="text-align:justify"><span>Organisation of awareness sessions on “Dangers of the Internet” for secondary school teachers (State and Private) in all four school zones during the school holidays. Trainings on the Dangers of the Internet and how to help youngsters choose a better way of socialising in the virtual world will be organised for the teachers of<span>  </span>secondary schools.</span></div></li></ul> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><p class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><ul class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><li><div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2" style="text-align:justify"><span>Awareness sessions for Parents, Senior Citizens and House Wives on &quot;Secure Usage of Internet&quot;.  Parents, Grandparents and House Wives need to be aware of the dangers on the Internet and how to protect their kids online.  An awareness session will be organised to address this issue with parents, in collaboration with the PTA of secondary schools.  The Senior Citizens and House Wives sessions will take place in NCB cyber caravans and community welfare centres. </span></div></li></ul> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><p class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span><ul class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><li><div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2" style="text-align:justify">Dissemination of brochures on &quot;Child Online Protection&quot; to the students and teachers.</div></li></ul> <p><br /></p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-decoration:none"> </span><div class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-decoration:none">Click <strong><a href="http://sid.ncb.mu/English/Pages/default.aspx">here​</a> </strong>to visit the Safer Internet Day website.</div> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </span>

<div style="display:inline"> <div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"><span>Computer Security Day is an annual event that is observed worldwide on the 30^th November. It is designed to raise awareness and to promote best practices in Information Security. The event provides insight into the privacy and security issues surrounding electronically stored sensitive information and offers ways to keep your computer and data safe. To observe this day, CERT-MU, a division of the National Computer Board organised the following events: </span></div> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span> <div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"> </div> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span> <div class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0 ms-rteFontSize-2" style="text-align:justify;line-height:111%;margin:0in 6.85pt 0pt 0in"><span> <table cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="ms-rteTable-0 ms-rteFontSize-2" style="font-size:1em"> <tbody> <tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-0 ms-rteFontSize-2"> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="ms-rteFontSize-1 ms-rteTableFirstCol-0"><span></span><span><strong>​</strong></span></th> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-0 ms-rteFontSize-2" style="text-align:justify"> <ul><li><span><strong>​</strong></span><span><span>A full day Cyber Security Conference on the 28</span>^th<span> November 2014 targeting Business Executive, Senior Management and Information Security Professionals at the Kestrel Hall, Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre, Pailles.</span><br /></span></li></ul></td></tr> <tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-0"> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableFirstCol-0">​</th> <td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-0">​</td></tr> <tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-0"> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableFirstCol-0"><span></span><br /></th> <td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-0" style="text-align:justify"> <ul><li><strong>​</strong>An exhibition to showcase the latest products on Information Security on the 28^th November 2014 at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre.</li></ul></td></tr> <tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-0"> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableFirstCol-0">​</th> <td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-0">​</td></tr> <tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-0"> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableFirstCol-0"><span></span><br /></th> <td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-0" style="text-align:justify"> <ul><li><span>A professional training programme on Digital Forensics Investigation Professional in the first week of December 2014.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span>  </span>    <br /></div> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span> <p class="MsoNormal ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 6.85pt 0pt 0in"><span>The cyber security conference, exhibition and professional training are being organised in collaboration with <b>Symantec, Secure Services (Mauritius) Limited, Harel Mallac Technologies, Orange, Oracle, Check Point, McAfee, SafeNet and CyberArk</b>.</span></p> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span> <div class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> </div> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span> <div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"> <div style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">During the full day Cyber Security Conference, distinguished speakers from Mauritius and abroad have been invited to discuss the current challenges and future opportunities in cyber-security. The range of topics that will be covered will allow the participants to:</span></div></div> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span> <div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"> </div> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span> <div class="ms-rteFontSize-2 ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-align:justify"> <ul><li>Acquire knowledge and to keep up-to-date with the latest technologies on the field of Information Security.</li> <li>Gain an understanding to better safeguard their most valuable information asset.</li> <li>Opportunities to engage with speakers and other attendees during the event.</li></ul> <p><br /></p> <p>To learn more about the event please visit the <a href="http://csd.ncb.mu/English/Pages/default.aspx">Computer Security Day 2014</a> website.<br /></p></div></div>

​Safer Internet Day is an international event organised by Insafe in February each year in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.

​Computer Security Day is an annual event that is organized on the 30th November every year. In order to mark this event, the CERT-MU in collaboration with other stakeholders is organizing a full day workshop on 2 December 2013 followed by training sessions for System Administrators, IT Professionals and Security Managers.