Cybersecurity Capacity Review Independent State of Samoa

Abstract

In collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC, or ‘the Centre’) together with its regional partner, the Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) undertook a review of the maturity of cybersecurity capacity in the Independent State of Samoa at the invitation of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). The objective of this review was to enable the government of Samoa to benchmark national cybersecurity capacity and set priorities for strategic investment and capacity development. Over the period 18-20 April 2018, the following stakeholders participated in roundtable consultations: academia, criminal justice, law enforcement, information technology officers and representatives from public-sector entities, critical-infrastructure owners, policy makers, information-technology officers from the government and the private sector (including financial institutions), the banking sector, as well as international partners.