CBE’s financial sector cybersecurity center becomes Egypt’s first to join global cybersecurity forum

The Computer Emergency Response Center for the Financial Sector (EG-FinCIRT) at the Central Bank of Egypt has obtained accreditation and membership in the Global Forum for Security Incident Response Teams (FIRST), making the center Egypt's first sectoral center of its kind.

EG-FinCIRT's achievement is in line with the Central Bank's strategic focus on strengthening cyber security within the financial and banking sector.

Membership in the FIRST Forum brings several benefits by fostering cooperation and coordination in preventing and mitigating cyber security incidents, as well as facilitating the exchange of information among members and promoting more effective handling of cyber incidents.