The Role of the National Cyber Incident Response Center in Cyber Security
Statements by Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, National Cyber Incident Response Center (USOM)'s critical role in Turkey's cyber security. In this period when cyber threats are on the rise, the work carried out by USOM, cyber incident response and ensuring national security is of great importance.
Activities and Duties of USOM
USOM is constantly working to prevent domestic and international cyber threats. alarms, warnings and announcements It builds cyber capacity by doing so. In this context, among the critical tasks carried out by USOM are: threat intelligence gathering, implementing technological measures and protecting critical infrastructures. Minister Uraloğlu emphasized that USOM has taken important steps to ensure Turkey's cyber security while fulfilling these duties.
7/24 Cyber Security Monitoring
Uraloğlu, under the coordination of USOM, protection of institutions and critical infrastructure sectors stated that they are on duty 7/24. 2 Cyber Incident Response Teams (SOME) within USOM protect our country's cyber field together with 324 expert personnel. 8 million IP addresses are scanned instantly and with these scans, Vulnerability risks are detected proactively. 2025 cybersecurity vulnerabilities were detected in the scans conducted in the first month of 1165.
Combating Malware and Cyber Attacks
It is stated that USOM has detected a total of 2013 malware and cyber attack connections since 437. Access to these connections has been blocked, thus significantly strengthening Turkey's cyber security. In addition, in the scans conducted by SOME against 27 million IP addresses, a total of 1,5 billion 2025 million 1 thousand 98 access requests were blocked in the first month of 721. This data demonstrates USOM's effectiveness and success in the field of cyber security.
The Importance of Local and National Software
Drawing attention to the contribution of local and national software in responding to cyber incidents, Uraloğlu stated that projects such as “Avcı”, “Azad” and “Kasırga” were developed entirely with internal resources. These projects are exemplary studies in the field of national cyber security. In particular, Hurricane project Vulnerability scanning activities are carried out for open sources on the Internet. With 131 weekly scans, 286 different ports and 918 different vulnerabilities are detected.
Combating Phishing Attacks
Uraloğlu reported that with the artificial intelligence technology developed by USOM, they blocked access to 991 domain names in January against phishing attacks for fraudulent purposes. In addition, 5 phishing attacks were prevented. Such measures help protect citizens against cyber threats.
Security of Critical Websites
USOM's effectiveness is also evident in ensuring the security of critical websites in Turkey. Minister Uraloğlu stated that 7 critical websites in Turkey were scanned for vulnerabilities within 838 hours. Such rapid and effective interventions are considered a major success in the field of cybersecurity.
Conclusion
As emphasized by Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, USOM's work is of critical importance to ensure Turkey's cyber security. Supported by domestic and national software, these works strengthen our stance against cyber threats and increase our national security.
