Guidelines issued for officials to prevent cyberattack

The National Cybersecurity Handbook 2026-27, issued by the National Cyber Emergency Response Team and the Ministry of IT and Telecommunications, has issued guidelines to prevent cyberattacks on government officials and public-sector organisations. The handbook outlines baseline operational standards for digital security across public-sector entities, emphasizing that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility.

It warns government employees against using personal email accounts, unapproved devices, commercial cloud services, and public AI tools for official or sensitive government information. Instead, they are advised to use only AI tools authorised by their departments and to remove sensitive information from prompts or uploaded files.

The handbook also stresses the importance of early reporting of cyber incidents, including unauthorised access attempts, ransomware notes, suspicious emails, unusual deletion or modification of files, and unexplained system behaviour.

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