SLCERT To Assign Two Cyber Security Officers for Each State Institution

Colombo (News 1st): The

Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT)

 announced a decision to appoint two cyber security officers for each state institution.

Senior IT Engineer at SLCERT, Charuka Damunupala said that the officers are appointed to state institutions that have critical information systems.

This decision follows the recent security vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that led to disruptions in computer-related services worldwide.

According to foreign media reports, a wide range of systems, including airlines, air travel, banking services, supermarket complexes, and railway services were affected due to this system crash.