The William J. Perry Heart on the Nationwide Protection College in the USA, in collaboration with the Regional Safety System (RSS) and the USA Division of Protection Southern Command, organized a three-day seminar targeted on cybersecurity points from April Sept. 11 on the RSS facility in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Representatives from the Caribbean, together with Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and the USA, participated within the seminar. The occasion aimed to reinforce regional cooperation and construct capability in cybersecurity to safeguard essential infrastructure.
The seminar featured the participation of cybersecurity specialists, together with Chancellor of the School of Info and Our on-line world (CIC) and program supervisor of cybersecurity on the Perry Heart Dr. Cassandra Lewis, alongside CIC school members, and subject material specialists from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Company (CISA) and the U.S. Division of Justice. Collectively, they shared invaluable insights and greatest practices to mitigate cybersecurity threats and strengthen resilience.
U.S. Embassy Senior Protection Official Commander Jamie Collins emphasised the significance of collaboration in addressing cybersecurity challenges: “Final summer time, the Authorities of Barbados and the Barbados Defence Power reached out to the USA to ask for assistance on all points of cybersecurity. America Southern Command has labored with Embassy Bridgetown’s unbelievable staff from U.S. authorities businesses to ship a complete help bundle to Barbados and the broader Caribbean area. This week’s seminar is simply a part of that ongoing engagement. Collectively, we’re making the Caribbean safer and safer as we work to counter shared threats and bolster our collective safety.”
Info Programs Officer for the Regional Safety System Captain Barry Marshall hailed the seminar as a invaluable alternative for data change and cooperation: “The seminar has confirmed up to now to be a really informative occasion. Info shared has present sources and strategies that may facilitate main growth for our particular person group and regional cooperation as nicely within the cybersecurity area.”
Commander Roger Nurse of the Guyana delegation acknowledged, “We’re elated to have been a part of this William J. Perry Heart and Regional Safety System sponsored seminar. The delegation was notably impressed with the shows on the frontier applied sciences shaping our on-line world and the recommendation, teaching, and steerage given to counter the threats on the horizon of our digital world. We’re grateful for the chance to take part and sit up for continued collaboration with our United States and Caribbean counterparts.”
Alaysha Hasbun from the Nationwide Safety Directorate of Belize remarked, “The Regional Safety System Cybersecurity Seminar in Barbados offered a discussion board for collaborative and interactive discussions amongst Caribbean nations and the USA of America. By bringing collectively regional leaders inside the cyber area, this occasion guarantees advantages not only for taking part nations but in addition for advancing regional progress and prosperity.”
