Introduction
Along with the development of digitalization,
active defence is becoming a top prioritized cybersecurity strategy.
ITU-T Recommendation X.1060: Framework for the creation and operation of a Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) was newly developed by
ITU-T SG17 in 2021.
This Recommendation provides a framework to build and manage an entity within an organization that offers security services to manage the cybersecurity risks of its business activities, i.e., a CDC, and to evaluate its effectiveness. It specifies a service portfolio with 54 services in nine categories that a CDC should have in order to implement cybersecurity measures.
Some African delegates (e.g. Kenya, Ghana, Senegal) find ITU-T X.1060 very useful to facilitate cybersecurity capacity building.