CTM360 Partners PURA to Boost Cyber Resilience Across The Gambia’s Critical Infrastructure
This partnership marks a strategic step in empowering PURA to enhance the country’s cybersecurity posture and safeguard its citizens.
CTM360, a Pioneer & Innovator in Preemptive Security, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). PURA is the country’s multi-sectoral regulator and the host of the national Computer Security Incident Response Team (gmCSIRT), which plays a central role in strengthening the nation’s digital safety.
This partnership marks a strategic step in empowering PURA to enhance the country’s cybersecurity posture and safeguard its citizens. A significant focus of this collaboration is conducting Capacity Building Programs to enhance cybersecurity capabilities across the country’s Critical National Infrastructures (CNIs). This will be achieved through specialized training programs, workshops, and continuous knowledge-transfer sessions delivered to relevant stakeholders.
CEO & Founder of CTM360, Mirza Asrar Baig, expressed his view that this collaboration with PURA represents a meaningful advancement in our mission to support regulatory institutions facing the rising challenges posed by the evolving cyber threat environment. Through this initiative, we aim to jointly enhance security postures across Gambia’s Critical National Infrastructure companies.
“This collaboration marks a significant step toward strengthening national cybersecurity efforts in The Gambia. Through this partnership, CTM360 will leverage its expertise to conduct extensive cybersecurity assessments across PURA’s IT infrastructure and other Critical National Infrastructures (CNIs), Both parties will develop a maturity assessment model aligned with national objectives. CTM360 will offer its Community Edition platform free to all Gambian CNIs and will also include information sharing, capacity building, and joint cybersecurity initiatives.”
– Dr. Njogou L. Bah, the Director General, PURA
This partnership underscores The Gambia’s commitment to building a safer and more secure digital environment for its citizens and institutions. CTM360 and PURA share a common vision of advancing national cybersecurity measures and strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure across the Republic of The Gambia, and will continue to identify ways to bring value and solutions to these organizations in response to the evolving threat landscape.
