FSM Cyber Security

Your FSM DOJ Cyber Security and Intelligence Bureau is recommending the FSM's participation in the regional PDNS pilot program being proposed by our partners at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

PDNS acts as a first line of defense by filtering and analyzing DNS requests—the "phonebook of the internet." It blocks connections to known and suspected malicious domains before a connection is ever established. In other words, PDNS stops us from accessing malicious sites.

Att 3 - PDNS Study - Findings Short Report.pdf

The FSM Department of Health & Social Affairs and its four state counterparts have concluded their fourth annual Digital Health Conference at Yap State Hospital. A key presentation from the Department of Justice's Cyber Security and Intelligence Bureau (CSIB) outlined critical cybersecurity best practices for the healthcare sector. The CSIB emphasized the importance of complying with FSM data sovereignty laws and patient privacy protections, particularly in the context of extraterritorial legislation like the U.S. CLOUD Act.

Perhaps, the FSM can learn from experience of the Netherlands.

Trump has free rein over Dutch government data The Netherlands relies heavily on American IT service providers such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon for the storage of government data.

The Cyber Security and Intelligence Bureau presented during the June-2025 JCM, or the US-FSM Joint Committee Meeting, in Guam during the first week of June, 2025.

The FSM requests technical assistance and capacity building support from the US CISA, FBI, CYBERCOM, and relevant US agencies.

JCM 2025June - CSIB Presentation.pdf

From June 9 to June 13, 2025, the Capacity Building Working Group (CBWG) of the Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network (PaCSON) met in Wellington to finalize the three-year action plan for cybersecurity capacity building across the Pacific.

The FSM, along with fellow Pacific newbies to cybersecurity, have much capacity to fill or enhance.

250508 CBWG Action Plan for CBWG APPROVAL_V2.pdf

FSM needs a strong cyber legal framework aligned with international standards to enforce security, deter cybercrime, and foster digital resilience.

Four cyber-related bills have been drafted; we need to work on all four bills; not just one.

Logic: we know we need a strong cyber legal framework; one bill instead of four bills will not yield more comprehensive nor stronger cyber legislations.

unctad.org

https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-61r3.pdf

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U.S. CLOUD Act vs. GDPR | activeMind.legal Is the U.S. CLOUD Act compatible with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? And what does the CLOUD Act mean for European businesses if they rely on U.S. service providers?

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Whether you are home in the islands or abroad, please, stay safe online - keep our FSM cyber-safe and cyber-secure!

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Congratulations, FSM, indeed!