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This publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or otherwise provided it is used only for educational purposes and is not for resale, and provided full acknowledgement is given to the Commonwealth Secretariat as the original publisher.  \nViews and opinions expressed in this publication are the responsibility of the authors and should in no way be attributed to the institutions to which they are affiliated or to the Commonwealth Secretariat.  \nWherever possible, the Commonwealth Secretariat uses paper sourced from responsible forests or from sources that minimise a destructive impact on the environment.  \nPublished by the Commonwealth Secretariat.  \nContents \\ iii  \nContents  \nList of Figures and Tables v  \nForeword vii  \nAcknowledgments viii  \nAcronymsand Abbreviations ix  \nExecutive Summary xi  \n1. Introduction 1  \n1.1. Africa’s challenge 1  \n1.2. Why a CERTs Toolkit for Africa? 1  \n1.3. Purpose of the CACF CERTs Toolkit 1  \n1.4. Objectives ofthe of the CACF CERTs Toolkit 2  \n1.5. Key Components of the CACF CERTs Toolkit 2  \n1.6. Scope 3  \n1.7. Key functional areas of the CACF CERTs Toolkit 3  \n1.8. Limitations 3  \n1.9. Tools and resources provided 4  \n2. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) 5  \n2.1. Definition 5  \n2.2. Purpose of a CERT 5  \n2.3. CERT classifications 5  \n2.4. Key personnel roles in a CERT 7  \n2.5. Steps to developing a national CERT 7  \n2.6. Case study 10  \n2.7. Technical tools required for a national CERT operations centre 11  \n2.8. Legal and regulatory requirements 11  \n3. Key CERT Functions 13  \n3.1. Incident management 13  \n3.2. Vulnerability management 19  \n3.3. Threat intelligence for a national CERT 20  \n3.4. Training and exercises 23  \niv \\ The Commonwealth Computer Emergency Response Teams Toolkit for Africa  \n4. Policy and Framework Resources 26  \n4.1. Policy and framework resources repository 27  \n5. Communication and Co-ordination Mechanism 28  \n5.1. Objectives ofthe communication and co-ordination mechanism 28  \n5.2. Stakeholders involved in communication and co-ordination 28  \n5.3. Components of the communication and co-ordination mechanism 28  \n5.4. Communication tools and infrastructure 29  \n5.5. Crisis communication 30  \n6. Conclusion 31  \nBibliography 32  \nAppendices 33  \nAppendix A: Sample threat intelligence report template 33  \nAppendix B: Legal framework template for a national CERT in Africa 35  \nAppendix C: List of national CERTs in Africa 38  \nAppendix D: Threat intelligence effectiveness assessment metrics 39  \nAppendix E: Key legal and regulatory elements necessary for establishing a strong CERT 40  \nAppendix F: Critical steps in a CERT checklist 42  \nAppendix G: Policy and framework resources repository 43  \nAppendix H: Components of a cyber crisis communication plan 44  \nAppendix I: Key activities in crisis communication planning 45  \nList of Figures and Tables \\ v  \nList of Figures and Tables  \nFigures  \nFigure 1.1 Key components of the CACF CERTs Toolkit. 3  \nFigure 1.2 Key functional areas of the CACF CERTs Toolkit. 4  \nFigure 3.1 Cyber incident response life cycle. 14  \nFigure 3.2 Discovery and identification–steps. 19  \nFigure 3.3 Objectives of threat intelligence. 20  \nFigure 3.4 Threat intelligence effectiveness metrics. 23  \nFigure 5.1 Incident reporting mechanisms. 29  \nTables  \nTable 2.1 Examples of national CERTs. 5  \nTable 2.2 Key functions ofCERTs. 6  \nTable 2.3 Key personnel roles in a CERT. 7  \nTable 2.4 Steps to developing a national CERT. 8  \nTable 2.5 Technical tools required by a CERT. 9  \nTable 2.6 Key legal and policy elements. 11  \nTable 2.7 Policy components. 12  \nTable 3.1 Incident ","cbCaimzSIkSCEr9T","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimzSIkSCEr9T","pdf",1567499,59,"English","# Contents\n## List of Figures and Tables\n## Foreword\n## Acknowledgments\n## Acronyms and Abbreviations\n## Executive Summary\n## 1. Introduction\n## 2. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)\n## 3. Key CERT Functions\n## 4. Policy and Framework Resources\n## 5. Communication and Co-ordination Mechanism\n## 6. 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