The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) signed a agreement of inter-institutional cooperation with the National Center for cybersecurity (CNCS), “to shield the institution, the information it handles and the taxpayers from possible cyber risks and cyber attacks”.
In the pact, signed at the headquarters of the DGA, both institutions committed to exchanging policies, experiences, knowledge, good practices, regulations and statistics, in order to strengthen the systems of cyber security of the institution, as well as to have a greater capacity to respond to this type of event.
CEO of CustomsEduardo Sanz Lovatón, was represented by the Deputy Director of Technology, Daniel Peña, who highlighted the execution of the Technological Modernization Plan as the center of the institution’s Strategic Plan and the results that this aspect has already been yielding, indicates a press release.
“So that, proactively, we can anticipate any attack, any risk of the institution, but also to help us simulate possible scenarios and in the event of an event, how we have the capacity to respond,” he explained. rock on the agreement.
Meanwhile, the executive director of the CNCS, Juan Gabriel Gautreaux Martínez, valued the joint work that he has been doing with that institution, an entity as important for the security and collections of the Dominican State as the DGA.
“You can count on the National Center for cybersecurity for that guide on best practices regarding cyber security and for us to work together”, added Gautreaux.
East agreement it is also a preventive measure that the institution takes in the face of the progress made to turn the Dominican Republic into a hub world-class logistics, since the technological aspect is one of the variables that companies and logistics operators take into account when deciding to settle in a country.
The DGA approached the CNCS within a process of restructuring the Security Management, so that they provide advice on security matters. cyber security and serve as support in the event that a cyber attack materializes within its technological structure.
The event was also attended by the technological adviser of CustomsElvin Gómez, the person in charge of Information Security, Miguel Román, and the Technology coordinator, Deidania Soraya.
