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Re: [kictanet] Security Situation in Kenya
by Matunda Nyanchama 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

On this subject, it is curious that Safaricom's partner in the project is Chinese Telcom giant Huawei. Americans have reservations, apprehensive/suspicious Huwawei technology wrt spying. Here is an excerpt "U.S. House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers somewhat famously said last year that Huawei's products "cannot be trusted to be free of foreign state influence and thus pose a security threat to the United States and to our systems." The committee also released a report that accused Huawei of all kinds of bad behavior including bribery, corruption, and immigration violations. Huawei, of course, denied the claims." Full article Here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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New ICT chiefs to drive growth
by S.M. Muraya 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

The government has created a new position of chief information officer in technology in every ministry to help it keep pace with fast-changing ICT world... http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/ICT-Ministries-Government-Fred-Matiangi…

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ICANN 50 opening ceremony now underway in London.
by Bob Omondi 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

You can follow remotely here: http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-welcome Regards Bob.

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Sugata Mitra: What the Slumdog Guru Did Next
by Matunda Nyanchama 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

This is interesting regarding how kids with neither computing skills nor knowledge of English discover information using technology and internet access. Fascinating! Sugata Mitra: What the Slumdog Guru Did Next Cheers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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PIVOT East conference tomorrow
by John Kieti 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Dear Listers, The PIVOT East conference tomorrow (Tuesday) at Panari Hotel might be of interest to some of you. - Main feature: 25 startups in five categories from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia pitching for funding (totaling $50,000+) - judges comprising investors - Pitching will be punctuated by 4 key fireside chat panels themed as follows :- - Size and quality of the deal pipeline for Tech investments in East Africa (Savannah Fund, Growth Africa and TLcom Capital) - Synergies between developer communities and corporates in mobile technology (Motorola Solutions, Samsung & Intel) - The relationship between innovation, entrepreneurship and the economy (Dr. Ndemo, Chase Bank, Worldbank / infoDev) - Hype and Substance - Comparing the startup ecosystems in East Africa to other successful places (Jonathan Levi, Erik Hersman, Matthew Papakipos and Philipp Kandal) - The award ceremony will be on Wednesday 2-5pm (a departure from tradition) Here's the full agenda - http://www.pivoteast.com/agenda-2014/ and the list of speakers is here - http://www.pivoteast.com/speakers-2014/ PIVOT East is a rich networking opportunity especially for Tech investors and serious Tech startups. Looking forward to seeing some of you there. best regards John Kieti - Lead, m:lab East Africa -- My Blog - www.gmeltdown.com ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The ordinary just won't do

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Participation in Dissertation Survey
by ANGEL A 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

Dear Listers, You are invited to take part in a research study which is being conducted by myself Ms. Angela Atieno Okuku (MSc Global Security student) from the College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.However,before you decide it is important for you to understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. This study is aimed at investigating the role of cybersecurity strategy on national security. It will specifically examine how Kenya’s newly developed Cybersecurity strategy would address mobile Internet security threats that undermine the overall efforts of national security. The results of this study will form part of my dissertation project for the award of a Master’s degree. The study has been reviewed by Ms Karen Renaud, a senior lecturer in the School of Computing Science whose main research interest is usable security. As a key stakeholder of the Cybersecurity strategy, which is a public policy in Kenya, your views on the approaches the government should use to increase public awareness on mobile internet security will help in answering the research questions of this study. The link provided will direct you to a five minutes questionnaire at a time convenient to you. With your permission, the researcher would like to clarify further questions that may arise from the analysis of the survey through an email based questionnaire. Your decision to participate or not or to withdraw at some point of the study will be completely voluntarily. Your consent will be implied by return of the survey. The data will be kept securely in the College of Social Sciences for ten years from the date of publication before being destroyed. The researcher intends to distribute a final copy of the study to the Kenya ICT Authority to support its ongoing efforts in developing the national cybersecurity strategy. It is also possible that the results will be published in academic journals. Should you have any concerns regarding the conduct of this research project or require further information, please contact either: College of Social Sciences Ethics Officer via;http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/socialsciences/info/students/ethics/committee/; the supervisor of this research Ms Renaud on Karen.Renaud(a)glasgow.ac.uk; or the researcher at 20791640(a)gla.ac.uk; chachaangelou(a)yahoo.com, mobile +44 7466134569. Thank you for your participation. Approaches to increase public awareness on mobile internet security through the Cybersecurity Strategy Survey Approaches to increase public awareness on mobile intern... Web survey powered by SurveyMonkey.com. Create your own online survey now with SurveyMonkey's expert certified FREE templates. View on www.surveymonkey... Preview by Yahoo Yours faithfully, Angela Okuku.

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Participation in Dissertation Survey
by ANGEL A 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

Dear listers, You are invited to take part in a research study which is being conducted by myself Ms. Angela Atieno Okuku (MSc Global Security student) from the College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow.However,before you decide it is important for you to understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. This study is aimed at investigating the role of cybersecurity strategy on national security. It will specifically examine how Kenya’s newly developed Cybersecurity strategy would address mobile Internet security threats that undermine the overall efforts of national security. The results of this study will form part of my dissertation project for the award of a Master’s degree. The study has been reviewed by Ms Karen Renaud, a senior lecturer in the School of Computing Science whose main research interest is usable security. As a key stakeholder of the Cybersecurity strategy, which is a public policy in Kenya, your views on the approaches the government should use to increase public awareness on mobile internet security will help in answering the research questions of this study. The link provided below will direct you to a five minutes questionnaire at a time convenient to you. With your permission, the researcher would like to clarify further questions that may arise from the analysis of the survey through an email based questionnaire. Your decision to participate or not or to withdraw at some point of the study will be completely voluntarily. Your consent will be implied by return of the survey. The data will be kept securely in the College of Social Sciences for ten years from the date of publication before being destroyed. The researcher intends to distribute a final copy of the study to the Kenya ICT Authority to support its ongoing efforts in developing the national cybersecurity strategy. It is also possible that the results will be published in academic journals. Should you have any concerns regarding the conduct of this research project or require further information, please contact either: College of Social Sciences Ethics Officer via;http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/socialsciences/info/students/ethics/committee/; the supervisor of this research Ms Renaud on Karen.Renaud(a)glasgow.ac.uk; or the researcher at 20791640(a)gla.ac.uk; chachaangelou(a)yahoo.com, mobile +44 7466134569. Thank you for your participation. Yours faithfully, Angela Atieno Okuku. Approaches to increase public awareness on mobile internet security through the Cybersecurity Strategy Survey Approaches to increase public awareness on mobile intern... Web survey powered by SurveyMonkey.com. Create your own online survey now with SurveyMonkey's expert certified FREE templates. View on www.surveymonkey... Preview by Yahoo

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Cybercrime and Computer Crimes Bill, 2014
by Gideon 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

Thanks Victor, The Nation article says that, Courts in the country will soon have jurisdiction to try any Kenyan citizen who commits an offence anywhere in the world if the Cybercrime and Computer Crimes Bill, 2014 becomes law. A copy of the bill will be helpful for all those interested. Anyone with that bill kindly avail it. Regards Gideon Rop > > > There was a story in the Nation - Tough law on cybercrime targets all > Kenyans - > > > <http://www.nation.co.ke/news/cybercrime-Bill-Kenyans-around-the-world-prose…> > > > http://www.nation.co.ke/news/cybercrime-Bill-Kenyans-around-the-world-prose… > > Can someone share a copy of the bill? > > > > Victor Kapiyo, LL.B > > ==================================================== > * > > "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude" Zig > Ziglar* >

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Firm claims Sh1.3bn before security system is rolled out - News - nation.co.ke
by S.M. Muraya 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

Factoring stories in our media often contain factual errors, is the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission investigating the situation mentioned here: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Firm-claims-Sh1-3bn-before-security-system-is-…

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Cybercrime and Computer Crimes Bill, 2014
by Victor Kapiyo 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

There was a story in the Nation - Tough law on cybercrime targets all Kenyans - http://www.nation.co.ke/news/cybercrime-Bill-Kenyans-around-the-world-prose… Can someone share a copy of the bill? Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== *"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude" Zig Ziglar*

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