The Cabinet of Ministers has approved approval for the establishment of a Cyber Threat and Malware Analysis Research Unit within the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT).
Accordingly, a research unit is prepared to be established within the Sri Lanka CERT with the goal of recognizing cyber risks, enhancing the ability to fight such risks, and promoting the capacity for analyzing malware and developing human resources.Digital change in Sri Lanka is anticipated to be accelerated through major projects such as the Sri Lanka Digital Identity Card Project, the National Data Sharing Digital Platform, Lanka Government Cloud, and other digitalization jobs performed within government institutions.Accordingly, the development of a safe and secure cyberspace has actually been determined as a necessary requirement to implement the tasks successfully, a declaration issued by the Department of Government Information noted.In order to support the efforts, the Cabinet of Ministers has actually approved the proposition provided by the President, in his capability as the Minister of Digital Economy, to carry out the proposed task for developing the cyber hazard and malware analyzing research unit.