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The Central Bank of Jordan Announces the Joining of Jo-FinCERT to TF-CSIRT
 

In light of elevating its position among cyber incident response teams, the Cyber Incident Response Team for the Financial and Banking Sector "Jo-FinCERT", which is affiliated with the Central Bank of Jordan, has received international recognition from the World Organization "TF-CSIRT", which is today one of the most professional global organizations in the field of cyber incident response. 

In this context, the Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Dr. Adel Sharkas, stated that this achievement is a major step in supporting national efforts to enhance the Kingdom's capabilities in the field of cybersecurity. It also contributes to boosting the Kingdom's ranking in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), as well as the importance of reinforcing cooperation with international organizations in the field of cybersecurity to benefit from international expertise and exchange cyber threats information.

On his turn, the Executive Manager of the Fin-CERT Unit at the Central Bank, Engineer Ibrahim Shafei, explained that the international recognition of "Jo-FinCERT" team attained after passing several evaluation sessions by "TF-CSIRT" organization members, and adopting the attestation standards. The Response Unit at the Central Bank has fulfilled all the necessary requirements, giving a clear indication of the level of efficiency of the response team for the financial and banking sector led by the Central Bank of Jordan, which is equivalent to International response teams and their counterparts in the financial and banking sector. This membership in the response team "Jo-FinCERT" will have the access to a wide range of specialized resources and expertise in the field of cybersecurity, and will enhance its capabilities in responding to and dealing with cyber incidents.

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