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🌙 Eid Mubarak from TechCERT! ✨

May this joyous occasion of Eid bring peace, prosperity, and happiness to you and your loved ones.

Wishing you a blessed and secure Eid!

TechCERT has successfully concluded its 13th annual cybersecurity drill, continuing a tradition of evaluating the response capabilities of cybersecurity and IT teams within Sri Lankan organizations. This year's event was themed "The Curious Click: Unleashing the Unseen Threat."

TechCERT was the pioneering organization to introduce cybersecurity drills to Sri Lanka's cyber community in 2011. The tradition persists, with TechCERT conducting this exercise each year, targeting three key sectors: Banking and Finance, Telecommunication, and various other organizations at different intervals throughout the year. This year's event had the active participation of 46 leading organizations, including several from overseas. Operating from the TechCERT office, the exercise control center meticulously coordinated the annual cybersecurity drill, ensuring seamless participation and engagement of all the involved organizations from their respective office locations.

The TechCERT Cybersecurity Drill is designed to validate the technical skills and incident response capabilities of Sri Lankan organizations, focusing on their capacity to safeguard critical information infrastructure. It also serves as a training platform to enhance their cybersecurity skills.

During this drill, teams were immersed in a challenging environment, necessitating extensive interactions within their organizations, as well as coordination with Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) and various other entities. The scenario was intensified with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence-based malware, a sophisticated and adaptive threat that required the participants to elevate their analysis of logs, systems, and malicious code to new levels. In addition to identifying and mitigating the attack, teams were also responsible for promptly notifying and assisting affected entities, and collaboratively working towards the coordinated suspension of the malicious AI-driven attack.

Over the years this has become one of the most anticipated events on the TechCERT calendar for our customers. This enthusiasm and engagement have driven us to take it to new heights each year.