The Egyptian government’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), in cooperation with the Egyptian Computer Emergency Readiness Team, held on March 28-29 cybersecurity drills with the participation of various ministries.

In a statement, a copy of which was secured by Al-Monitor, the IDSC said that the drills aim to simulate some scenarios of cyberattacks and to enhance communication and coordination in assessing the response and readiness of the relevant parties in addressing cyber incidents at the national level. The drills saw the participation of 28 parties, held on the two ministerial and government levels.

“This training comes within the framework of the Egyptian Supreme Cybersecurity Council’s (ESCC) endeavor to determine the technical level of personnel working in those entities, assess the readiness and response to confront cyber incidents at the national level, and address various electronic attacks in implementation of the National Cyber ​​Security Strategy, which aims to raise the technical level of cadres working in the field of critical infrastructure of communications and information technology,” the statement said.

The Readiness Team was in charge of the technical training of the participating parties and the provision of the necessary interactive platforms for the participating parties. The team also evaluated their technical roles and followed the implementation of their roles in the various scenarios, according to the statement.