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Government Recruits Team of Professional Programmers to Ensure Software Security

Kabul, Afghanistan - In a bid to boost the country’s cybersecurity and ensure the security and integrity of software applications, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has recruited a team of professional programmers.

Mission

The team, comprising experts from around the world, will be responsible for testing and certifying software applications in compliance with international standards. The move is aimed at safeguarding data privacy of government, businesses, and citizens.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a plan and information security frameworks for protecting critical information infrastructure
  • Establish secure mechanisms for information flow while in transit and at rest, as well as a disaster recovery plan
  • Create guidelines and international standards for risk management, crisis management, and cyber/electronic crime investigation

Training Programs

The MCIT has announced plans to facilitate training programs for Information and Cyber Security experts. The government has engaged with donor communities, including the World Bank, ITU, and USAID, to secure funds for information security trainings, seminars, and workshops for CSOs within the government and private sector.

National Cybersecurity Action Plan

The recruitment of the programming team is part of the National Cybersecurity Action Plan for 2014-2015, which aims to promote public-private partnerships and facilitate collaboration between stakeholders in the field of cybersecurity.

Key Highlights

  • MCIT recruits team of professional programmers to test and certify software applications
  • Team will develop plan and information security frameworks for protecting critical information infrastructure
  • Guidelines and international standards established for risk management, crisis management, and cyber/electronic crime investigation
  • Training programs for Information and Cyber Security experts facilitated
  • Public-private partnerships promoted to facilitate collaboration in cybersecurity

Definitions

Information Systems

Systems involved in providing services, processes, and data by means of information and communication technologies.

Cyber Space

Environment that consists of information systems spanning across the world, including networks that interconnect these systems.

National Cyber Space

Environment that consists of information systems belonging to public organizations, natural, and legal persons.

Contact Information

For more information, please contact the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology at [insert contact details].