Brava Forum Focuses On Cyber Resilience Brava by One Communications hosted an insightful discussion as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, bringing together government, technology and business leaders to examine emerging threats, strengthen awareness and encourage practical steps to protect Bermuda’s critical services.
A Brava spokesperson said, “The Government of Bermuda is preparing to introduce an anonymous cyber incident-reporting mechanism and is considering a national cyber hygiene scheme for businesses, as cybersecurity experts warn that an attack on one critical service could have far-reaching consequences for the island’s interconnected economy.
“Anthony Francis, Chief Information Security Officer for the Government of Bermuda and Head of the National Cyber Security Unit within the Ministry of National Security, outlined the plans during a cybersecurity seminar hosted by Brava by One Communications under the theme “Protect What You’ve Built.” “Francis said the Government could introduce a tiered cyber hygiene scheme within the next six to eight months to help businesses of all sizes establish minimum cybersecurity safeguards.
He also announced plans for an anonymous incident-reporting mechanism that would allow organizations to report threats and enable authorities to validate and share relevant information.
“He warned that Bermuda’s nine critical infrastructure sectors depend heavily on one another, meaning that a disruption affecting one essential service could have consequences across several sectors.” “In Bermuda, we are so connected that we don’t have what we would like to consider resilience.
We have one airport.
We have one energy.
We have one hospital.
We have one airport.
So, when we begin to talk about resilience, we have to understand that our resilience doesn’t come from multiple things.
It comes from understanding what the national impact of something in your sector going wrong is,” he said.
A spokesperson added, “Francis urged businesses to strengthen cooperation with industry partners and competitors, establish mutual support arrangements and....
