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What is MAUSHIELD?

MAUSHIELD is the national platform for sharing cyber threat information and intelligence that can help organisations to improve their cybersecurity posture, minimize risks and prevent cyber-attacks. It is a key initiative under the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which sets out the Government’s approach to combat cybercrime in Mauritius.

The aim of MAUSHIELD is to facilitate cyber threat information sharing and develop a better understanding of the different techniques that cybercriminals are using to carry out cyber-attacks. By sharing cyber threat information and working together, organisation can improve on their defense capability and stay on top of current trends and emerging threats.

MAUSHIELD is managed by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius, set-up under the section 38 of the Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Act 2021.

Objectives of MAUSHIELD

The objectives of MAUSHIELD are to:

  • Facilitate cyber threat information sharing in a secure and confidential environment.
  • Develop a better understanding of the different techniques that cybercriminals are using to carry out cyber-attacks.
  • Help organisations to improve their cyber defence capability.
  • Stay ahead of current trends and emerging cyber threats.

Benefits of MAUSHIELD

By exchanging cyber threat information, organisations can improve:

  • Awareness of current cyber threats affecting various sectors
  • Understanding of attackers’ tactics, techniques, and procedures
  • Acquisition of information that would otherwise be unavailable or inefficiently available through public sources or security vendors reporting
  • Information handling through the use of industry recognized policies such as Traffic Light Protocol to control sharing of information.
  • Decision-making regarding technology, controls, and resources allocation and escalation
  • Detection capabilities on networks
  • Mitigation and responses prior to an actual event

Access to MAUSHIELD

MAUSHIELD receives cyber security threat information from a range of sources, including through government and business computer emergency response teams (CERTs) around the world. To get access to this information, you have to be a member of MAUSHIELD.

MAUSHIELD Membership Program is free and open to organisations in the public and private sectors, including academia and the research sector.

As a member, you will have access to threat intelligence consisting of context-rich, actionable and timely information in a variety of formats, including alerts and advisories, and indicators of compromise (IoCs).

Additionally, being a member, you can share threat intelligence and situational awareness derived from own networks, allowing organisations to develop a more complete picture of the threat environment.

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