Macau held the "2020 Cybersecurity Incident Exercise" on December 11, aiming to improve Macau's overall cybersecurity incident response level and effectively maintain cybersecurity.
This is the first cyber security exercise to be held since Macau's Cyber Security Law took effect.
The exercise was attended by the Macau Cyber Security Incident Early Warning and Emergency Center, all government departments responsible for cyber security supervision, and 15 institutions including Macau Water Supply Co., Ltd. and Macau Electric Power Co., Ltd.
The exercise simulated a large-scale cybersecurity incident in Macau. A large number of critical infrastructure operators’ computer systems were hacked. The cybersecurity center, regulatory entities, and various operators jointly responded in a short period of time through the "Network Security Incident Early Warning and Notification Platform" , Early warning, notification and updating of the handling progress of the accident in an electronic way.
The entire exercise lasted about 3 hours. Through the exercise, all participating parties tested the current accident notification and response mechanisms in order to optimize and improve them to achieve the expected goals and results.
(Headquarters reporter Xiao Zhongren)