OAS Promotes Information Exchange on Cyber Threats through the Implementation of MISP in Costa Rica

“The Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS), through its Cybersecurity Program and the network of Cyber Security Incident Response Teams of the Americas (CSIRTAmericas Network) provided technical assistance to the National CSIRT of Costa Rica in the implementation and installation of the malware information sharing platform or MISP node. The project aims to strengthen Costa Rica’s CSIRT early warning systems, facilitate the exchange of information on cyber threats, and strengthen the country’s integration into the CSIRTAmericas network.

Through the implementation of a MISP node and its synchronization with the regional network, the CSIRT-CR strengthens its capabilities to respond to incidents through the utilization, enhancement and dissemination of information on cyber threats that affect critical infrastructures of government, health and energy sectors, as well as banks and other organizations in the country. This open-source tool is used internationally by various institutions and facilitates the direct peer to peer (P2P) exchange of indicators of compromise (IOC) and cyber threats.”

Read the full Press Release by OAS here.