Our defense industry, which has reached a more strategic position in the national and international arena with the technologies developed in recent years, continues to develop projects in the field of cyber security in the systems where these technologies are produced and used.
Although the projects continue unabated, there is also an increase in cyber attacks against some of the defense industry companies developing the projects. The need to ensure the cyber security of companies within the Defense Industry ecosystem that serve the Defense Industry is increasing day by day.
In this context T.R. Presidential Defense Industry Presidency for companies in the defense industry ecosystem,Work has been initiated to create a conformity assessment mechanism to audit cyber security competencies and have it audited by an independent structure.
in 2020Presidency of Defense Industries Within the framework of the studies initiated with the instructions TRTEST Testing and Evaluation Inc.. byA working group was formed from companies within the Turkish Cyber Security Cluster, with competent experts in their fields, and within this scope, Cyber Hygiene Certification Project was started.
It is one of the fundamental principles of cybersecurity and is considered the equivalent of taking routine measures to minimize risks from cyber threats. Cyber Hygiene For this purpose, national and international standards were examined by the established working group, and foreign practices such as the examples of Belgium, France and England were also evaluated and within the framework of our national needs and the urgency of the issue. Cyber Hygiene Emergency Measures Criteria Set was created. TRTEST Test and Evaluation Inc., Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc. for the Cyber Hygiene Emergency Measures Criteria Set, which was created at 4 main category levels (Awareness, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Level). (STM) and HAVELSAN A.Ş. A sub-working group was formed with the staff and test methodologies related to the determined criteria set were also created. Within the framework of the criteria and methodology revealed, a certification mechanism was established by TRTEST Test and Evaluation Inc. and inspections were started within this scope.
Companies within the scope of the Cyber Hygiene Certification Project Cyber Hygiene Certificate to get TRTESTand as a result of the inspections, companies that successfully pass the inspections are given the TRTEST Cyber Hygiene Certificate. As of 24.11.2023, a total of 11 companies, including 5 Companies at Basic Level, 3 Companies at Medium Level, and 3 Companies at Advanced Level, were certified after successfully passing the audit. In addition to the companies whose applications have been completed and are preparing for the audit, the applications of the companies that want to enter the audit are also actively continuing.
Cyber Hygiene Certification ProjectIt makes a significant contribution to increasing the maturity, reliability and security of our companies supplying the Defense Industry against current attacks, and also supports the development of our country's cyber security ecosystem. Requesting a Cyber Hygiene certificate from companies that will exchange data with the Presidency of Defense Industries and preferring companies that have received a Cyber Hygiene certificate in the procurement processes in required areas also contribute to the acceleration of the issue.
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