Experts to start cyber security maturity assessment of Georgia

On 19 – 25 February 2021 Merle Maigre, the senior cyber security expert, visited Georgia to meet with various cyber security stakeholders and collected an input for the Cyber Security Maturity Assessment of Georgia.

eGA’s Cyber Security Maturity Assessment will provide input to further inform Estonia’s cyber security development cooperation with Georgia in particular to guide its focus and scope. The maturity assessment is based on the methodology of National Cyber Security Index  created and managed by eGA since 2016.

“We believe that eGA’s expertise, its global outreach and experience in managing the National Cyber Security Index can support Georgia’s efforts in achieving an even stronger cyber security posture,” said Merle Maigre.

Merle met with Mr Giorgi Nakaidze and Mr Sergo Turmanidze from the cyber security team of the National Security Council of Georgia; Mr Kakhaber Kemoklidze, the former Chief of Prime Minister’s Cabinet; Mr Nikoloz Gagnidze and Ms Natalia Goderdzishvili, members of the Data Governance Agency; Mr Levan Giorgobani, Mr Luka Mgeladze and Ms Maia Abuladzefrom Cyber Security Bureau of the Ministry of Defence; Ms Tamar Karseladze, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The meetings in Tbilisi were part of the Estonian Development Cooperation support project on cyber security assessment .