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Cybercrime is costing Africa’s businesses billions
by Lawrence Dinga, CISSP 02 Jun '22

02 Jun '22

Hello Listers, As the continent’s GDP reached $3.3-trillion in the past few years, so the cost of cybercrime climbed to $3.5bn, with Nigeria, Kenya, and SA recording the largest losses. Cybercrime is estimated to cost Kenya's economy some $300 million a year and the situation is running out of hand that the Kenya Government has asked for help from the FBI to train their Kenyan counterparts from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Financial institutions, businesses, and public agencies are the main targets of these attacks. Worse still, is the issue of investigation and presenting electronic evidence in a court of law. Electronic evidence is generally fragile and can easily lose its value not collected, preserved, and guarded in a proper and timely manner. Maintaining the integrity of computer-generated evidence is key in any court case involving electronic evidence. Integrity is the property of digital data not to have been altered in an unauthorized manner since the time they were created, transmitted, or stored by an authorized source. Proper procedures need to be followed to obtain evidence from a defendant’s computer in a manner that is legally admissible in a court of law. AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ARE KEY Regards Lawrence Dinga, CISSP +254 721 22 324 [image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 06/02/22, 09:47:17 AM

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Join us at RightsCon: Thursday, June 9, 9.00 am - 10.00 am EAT
by David Indeje 02 Jun '22

02 Jun '22

[image: RC22-General-Graphic .jpg] Dear Listers, On behalf of KICTANET, we would like you to join us at the 11th edition of RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, it will be taking place from Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10, 2022, online and across all timezones. KICTANET will be hosting a session on "Building Digitally Resilient Social Justice Organisations Post COVID-19” Session ID # 15364 Thursday, June 9, 9.00 am - 10.00 am EAT, (2:00 AM- 3:00 AM ET), 6.00 am UTC. Your presence and support will be appreciated. The slots are limited, the early bird catches the worm. https://rightscon.summit.tc/t/2022/events/building-digitally-resilient-soci… *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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Happy 59th #MadarakaDay
by David Indeje 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

[image: Artboard 5 copy 4.jpg] *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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Data Protection
by Watoto Watch Network 31 May '22

31 May '22

Hello Listers, Human Rights watch has published findings of Virtual Learning apps that tracked and shared kid's online activities with advertising companies during Covid19 school closures. See findings; https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/25/governments-harm-childrens-rights-onlin… Regards, Lillian Kariuki (Executive Director of Watoto Watch Network) <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Sim card swap: How Farah Bashir lost Sh2.6m to fraudsters in hours
by Victor Kapiyo 31 May '22

31 May '22

Morning Listers, In the news today: Farah Bashir is yet to come to terms with how his bank accounts were wiped clean by fraudsters, barely two days after he had landed in Johannesburg for a two-week assignment in February. He painfully recounted how he watched helplessly as Sh2.6 million was withdrawn by hackers in several transactions from his four different Absa Bank accounts between February 7 and February 9. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/sim-card-swap-how-farah-bashir-lost-sh2-6m… SIM Card fraud has been in the bees lately. The sums lost are pretty high. I bet there are many sad tales from individuals who've lost collasal amounts due to sim swap fraud. How come we're not able to contain this crimes? I wonder who's the weakest link here that needs to pull up their socks? It's really a big threat to our digital economy if we can't address this growing menace. Happy to hear your thoughts on this. Regards, Victor

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Mark Your Calendar: #KeIGF2022 an Event You Won't Want to Miss
by David Indeje 31 May '22

31 May '22

[image: Artboard 4 copy.jpg] Dear Listers, The 16th edition of Kenya's Internet Governance Forum <https://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf-2022/>(IGF) returns from 27-30th June 2022. *#KeIGF2022* is our annual meeting that brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and Internet policy. The KeIGF has now become Kenya's Premier Internet Policy Forum that informs and inspires policy actors in both the public and private sectors. As you all know, IGF is a multi-stakeholder forum for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance formed by the United Nations in July 2006. This year’s theme is Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future. Read our past reports here https://bit.ly/388SOyP This year is going to be great as we adopt a hybrid model for everyone to participate. *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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Re: [kictanet] KICTANet Digest, Vol 171, Issue 20
by Adrian Teri 31 May '22

31 May '22

Have just learnt that #mpesa agents can carry out #simwaps. The proposed law to register them now makes sense! Important to all to avoid #simswaps being carried out by #mpesa agents: dial *100*100#OK to stop any replacement from an agent shop > *https://twitter.com/BravinYuri/status/1531194495588524032?s=20&t=IJCyM8mwymIkC3TppBh_SQ <https://twitter.com/BravinYuri/status/1531194495588524032?s=20&t=IJCyM8mwym…>* #Safaricom CEO why is this not the default behaviour? If anyone wants to replace their sim cards elsewhere they need to opt-in NOT out! Regards, Adrian Teri ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 10:05:38 +0300 > Subject: [kictanet] Sim card swap: How Farah Bashir lost Sh2.6m to > fraudsters in hours > Morning Listers, > > In the news today: > > Farah Bashir is yet to come to terms with how his bank accounts were wiped > clean by fraudsters, barely two days after he had landed in Johannesburg > for a two-week assignment in February. > > He painfully recounted how he watched helplessly as Sh2.6 million was > withdrawn by hackers in several transactions from his four different Absa > Bank accounts between February 7 and February 9. > > Read more: > https://nation.africa/kenya/news/sim-card-swap-how-farah-bashir-lost-sh2-6m… > > SIM Card fraud has been in the bees lately. The sums lost are pretty high. > I bet there are many sad tales from individuals who've lost collasal > amounts due to sim swap fraud. > > How come we're not able to contain this crimes? I wonder who's the weakest > link here that needs to pull up their socks? It's really a big threat to > our digital economy if we can't address this growing menace. > > Happy to hear your thoughts on this. > > Regards, > > Victor > > _______________________________________________ > KICTANet mailing list > KICTANet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Big Tech now accounts for 57 percent of global internet traffic
by Barrack Otieno 30 May '22

30 May '22

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: parminder via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Mon, May 30, 2022 at 7:48 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] Big Tech now accounts for 57 percent of global internet traffic To: parminder via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Big Tech now accounts for 57 percent of global internet traffic https://techmonitor.ai/technology/networks/big-tech-accounts-for-over-half-…, , It is no longer the Internet, it is the Big Tech ...,, Maybe we need a 'Big Tech Society' policy e-list !? ,,parminder _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into your member profile at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/Entity/MyProfile, go to the Preferences tab and edit your email consent and general channels. Changes may take up to 3 hours to take effect. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Concealing M-Pesa Details is a Step in the Right Direction
by David Indeje 27 May '22

27 May '22

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, Safaricom made a major shift in its privacy policy when it announced that it would start concealing part of the identity details and personal information of senders in all Lipa Na M-Pesa transactions from the end of June 2022. Mr Meshack Masibo and Mr Victor Kapiyo in this piece, hail the shift as " a step in the right direction to safeguard the privacy and data of its users’ by design and by default, in keeping with section 41 of the Data Protection Act." Read more: https://bit.ly/3z1YtSo *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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Fwd: [ALAC] DNS Abuse Institute Annual Report
by Barrack Otieno 26 May '22

26 May '22

Listers, Might be of interest to those following the Domain Name System Abuse Conversations. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maureen Hilyard via ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Date: Wed, May 25, 2022 at 10:51 PM Subject: [ALAC] DNS Abuse Institute Annual Report To: ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> The DNS Abuse Institute’s first *Annual Report* is now live: https://dnsabuseinstitute.org/dnsai-releases-first-ever-annual-report/ _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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