CYBERWELLNESS PROFILE EGYPT BACKGROUND Total Population: 83 958 000 Internet users, percentage of population: 49.56% (data source: United Nations Statistics Division, December 2012) (data source: ITU Statistics, 2013) 1. CYBERSECURITY 1.1 LEGAL MEASURES 1.1.1 CRIMINAL LEGISLATION Specific legislation on cybercrime has been enacted through the following instruments: -The Penal Code -Intellectual Property Law -Telecomm Act -E-Signature Law -Child Act 1.1.2 REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE Specific legislation and regulation related to cybersecurity has been enacted through the following instrument: -E-Signature Regulation 1.2 TECHNICAL MEASURES 1.2.1 CIRT Egypt has an officially recognized National CIRT (EG-CERT). EG-CERT has expanded to reach 26 cybersecurity professionals working in four departments: incident handling, cyber forensics, malware analysis and reverse engineering, and penetration testing. EG-CERT has moved to a separate facility and is currently upgrading its labs in the four key operational departments. Additional labs are being planned for mobile cyber security and Industrial control systems cyber security. 1.2.2 STANDARDS Egypt is currently drafting an officially recognized national (and sector specific) cybersecurity frameworks for implementing internationally recognized cybersecurity standards. Cybersecurity-based regulations for the banking sector are issued by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), in relation to internet banking and mobile money (www.cbe.org.eg); and by the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) in relation to electronic stock trading. 1.2.3 CERTIFICATION The e-Signature Law requires ISO 27000 certification for (private sector) Digital Certificates Service Providers (CSPs). The ISO 27000 certification is a prerequisite for CSPs licensing by IT Industry Development Agency (ITIDA). 1.3 ORGANIZATION MEASURES 1.3.1 POLICY An joint expert group from Government and (private) Industry were commissioned by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology to prepare a Cybersecurity Strategic Business Plan (SBP) at the 1