The US Authorities despatched an interagency group of cyber defence consultants to Barbados to conduct complete community assessments in partnership with the Barbados Defence Drive (BDF) and Regional Safety System (RSS) from January 23 – February 2.
The assessments are happening at Paragon Base (Regional Safety System HQ), Coast Guard Pelican Base (Barbados Coast Guard HQ), and Saint Ann’s Fort (Barbados Defence Drive HQ). The go to comes lower than six months after a rise of cyberattacks in opposition to main private and non-private establishments in Barbados prompted a request for help to the USA.
The US, via its Division of Protection’s Southern Command Joint Combatant Command Cyber Help Group (JCCAT) will present danger analyses and tailor-made mitigation plans for the BDF and RSS to bolster their respective cyber networks.
Talking at a briefing with members of the workforce at RSS Headquarters, U.S. Ambassador Roger Nyhus mentioned the go to of the JCCAT workforce highlighted the belief and collaborative relationship between Barbados and the USA.
The Southern Command cyber help go to is one factor of an ongoing program of cooperation on cyber safety between the USA, Barbados, and the RSS. Later this spring, the William J. Perry Middle and RSS will co-host the first-ever Cyber & Synthetic Intelligence Seminar for greater than 40 civilian and army cyber safety consultants from all through the Caribbean.
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