Dili, 23 October 2026. The Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANC, I.P) took part in Introduction to Practical Security Operations Centre (SOC), a three-day workshop held from 20 to 22 October 2026 at Salaun ETO Tower, Colmera, Dili.
Cabo Timor-Leste, E.P. (CTL, E.P) organised the workshop in collaboration with ANC, I.P and APNIC, with Timor Telecom as sponsor. ANC Chairman Flávio Cardoso Neves also took part.
The workshop aimed to give participants practical understanding of how a SOC works and what it does day to day. Topics included system monitoring, detection of cyber threats, analysis of suspicious activity, and incident response across networks and digital infrastructure. Participants came from government institutions, academia, and the telecom operators Timor Telecom, Telkomcel and Telemor. The hands-on sessions used Wazuh as the SOC platform.
Programme
Day 1: Foundations and First Investigation
Day 2: Detection, Threat Intelligence and Hunting
Day 3: Table Exercise, Digital Connectivity and Cyber Resilience
Session 1: Table Exercise
Session 2: Socnology LLC presented "Securing Timor-Leste's New Digital Connectivity" and a practical cyber security demonstration. Miguel da Cruz from Socnology and RootedPT presented.
Session 3 (panel discussion): "Connectivity, Resilience, and Cyber Security in Timor-Leste," moderated by Adli Wahid. Panellists included CTL on infrastructure and submarine cable, telecom operators on connectivity and operational challenges, and Socnology on protection and resilience.
Instructor
Mr. Adli Wahid, Senior Internet Security Specialist at APNIC, led the technical sessions. He is responsible for APNIC's security engagement with the security community and leads the APNIC Community Honeynet Project.
Partners and Participants
Socnology LLC, a partner of Timor Telecom, presented in Day 3 Session 2.
From ANC, Technical Regulator Fabio de Magalhaes and IT Staff Marciano de Jesus participated in the workshop.
ANC's participation reflects its commitment to working with telecom operators, government, academia and international partners to strengthen the security and reliability of Timor-Leste's telecommunications infrastructure and digital systems.
