Client Project Closure

& Reflection

Mitigating
Cybersecurity
incidents reported to
Sri Lanka CERT
Student ID: 21082622
 Table of Contents
 Introduction
 Testing Plan
 Testing outputs & Data Visualisation
 Interpretation and application in comparison
to Data Analysis Hypothesis
 Recommendation
 Client Feedback
 Key Lessons & Personal Reflection

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 Introduction
Cybersecurity Incidents Reported to
Sri Lanka CERT (Computer
Emergency Readiness Team)

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Problem Scenario

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TESTING
PLAN
 Archival
Research

Secondary
Data
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 TESTING
OUTPUT
&
DATA
VISUALISATION
 Rates of overall responses before
and after knowledge transfer
(Daengsi et al., 2022)
Cybersecurity Awareness Enhancement:
A Study of the Effects of Age and Gender
of Thai
Employees Associated with Phishing
Attacks (Daengsi et al., 2022)

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 Changes made as a result of
DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment)
(RSM, 2020)
IMPACT OF THE GDPR ON CYBER
SECURITY OUTCOMES

Impact of Changes to
Cybersecurity Updates (RSM, 2020)

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INTERPRETATION &
APPLICATION IN
COMPARISON
TO DATA ANALYSIS
HYPOTHESIS
 Hypothesis
The number of reported cyber
security incidents has been
reduced over time.

Therefore, according to the

results, we accept the Null
Hypothesis.

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RECOMMENDATION
&
CONCLUSION
 Enhance
Security Incident
Training and
Controls Response
Awareness
Planning

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 CLIENT
FEEDBACK
 Sri Lanka CERT (Computer Emergency Readiness Team) has been quoted as following to
mitigate cyber security incidents.

“To further strengthen our regulatory framework to effectively battle emerging

cybercrimes, gaps in the existing policies and laws will be identified, and new legislations,
policies, and standards will be drafted and implemented to create a secure cyberspace for
individuals and organizations” (Sri Lanka CERT | CC, 2023).

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KEY LESSONS
&
PERSONAL
REFLECTION
  Continuous Improvement

 Incident Response Efficiency

 Threat Landscape Awareness
 Collaboration Matters
 User Education

 Data Protection and Privacy

 Resilience Building
 Thorough Analysis
 Post-Incident Communication
 Emotional Resilience
 Long-Term Perspective

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 References
 RSM, 2020. IMPACT OF THE GDPR ON CYBER SECURITY OUTCOMES, Available at: 
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_dat
a/file/906691/Impact_of_GDPR_on_cyber_security_outcomes.pdf
[Accessed: 01 September, 2023].

 Daengsi, T., Pornpongtechavanich, P., & Wuttidittachotti, P. (2022). Cybersecurity Awareness

Enhancement: A Study of the Effects of Age and Gender of Thai Employees Associated with Phishing
Attacks. Education and information technologies, 27(4), 4729–4752.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10806-7 [Accessed: 01 September, 2023].

 Sri Lanka CERT | CC (2023) Who we are (2023) [Online] Available at: 

https://www.cert.gov.lk/0?lang=en&id=0 [Accessed: 3 September, 2023].

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Presentation URL
On YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCeR8uH1KxA&ab_channel=ThuraniSenanayake

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 THANK
YOU

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Appendix 1
RACI Matrix
Appendix 1
Communication Plan
Appendix 1
Gantt Chart
Appendix 1
Project Risk Register
Appendix 2
SWOT Analysis
Appendix 2
PESTLE Analysis