Morocco unveils three-pronged strategy to enhance digital security

Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, announced the upcoming establishment of a Security Operations Center SOC. This center, in coordination with the Directorate General of Information Systems Security DGSSI, will continuously monitor security events on sensitive administrative systems and platforms. Its role includes centralizing and analyzing security logs from servers, applications, and network equipment to detect intrusions early, accelerate incident response, and facilitate technical investigations of cyberattacks.

The minister stated this initiative will also improve coordination with national bodies, including the Computer Emergency Response Team. Responding to a written question from Idriss Sentissi, president of the Haraki group in the House of Representatives, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni reiterated her department's commitment to strengthening cybersecurity and protecting information systems in line with legal provisions and national guidelines. The ministry's strategy is based on three main pillars.

The first focuses on strengthening preventive and precautionary measures, including correcting vulnerabilities in the ministry's digital platforms with support from a national specialized consulting firm, ensuring infrastructure compliance with national directives, implementing a risk management policy, and integrating cybersecurity