Jamaica
The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team is a Division under the Office of the Prime Minister established to deliver on the mandate outlined in the GOJ's National Cyber Security Strategy of 2015 to address matters regarding cyber threats and appropriate responses thereto. The JaCIRT supports the secure operations of Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Information Technology resources through the coordination of Incident Response for the Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) of the GOJ, and by providing other services and support to protect their IT assets from cyber attacks as well as mitigation and recovery of incidents at all MDAs. Mission To secure Jamaicans and Jamaica’s interests in cyberspace by ensuring increased cyber hygiene, cybersecurity awareness and resilience through the advancement of cyber incident response mechanisms, the development, promulgation and enforcement of standards, and the capability based increase in cybersecurity capacity in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. Vision JaCIRT will be the nation’s leader in cyber incident response and management while impacting improved cyber hygiene, increased cybersecurity engagement and public education regionally, and the influencing of international standards, conventions and norms. Our efforts stimulate innovation, foster inclusive cyber security, and improve the quality of life.