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Re: [kictanet] Hackers claim to steal 1TB of data from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
by Mark Kipyegon Koskei 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

Is it reasonable to propose solutions when the extent of this security incident remains unknown? It would be a good first step to have some formal communication from the relevant authorities. -- keybase.io/kipyegonmark On 28/04/2016 5:01 PM, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:50:57 +0300 > From: Paul Roy <roykoikai(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Hackers claim to steal 1TB of data from > Ministry of Foreign Affairs > Message-ID: > <CA+AXev6gk=wMPaMRxthtUbPi2vxbeyNGB37O-nOSmor7d9RY-Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This is really sad, I know govt has been trying to put in some effort. It > seems good is not good enough. Instead of criticizing could we turn this > forum using this new revelation to propose solutions? > > Can we develop a 10-point action plan to present to the government on the > way forward to ensure such breaches are minimized? I know it cannot be 100% > eliminated, however we can minimize the risk significantly.

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Re: [kictanet] Hackers claim to steal 1TB of data from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
by Mwendwa Kivuva 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

Thank you Paul Roy for your positive outlook. Indeed Kictanet has proven itself as being able to work with government and achieve tangible objectives in creating solutions that benefit out society. Your 10 points action plan is something that can be discussed on the list and hand over to the policy makers. The CS of ICT, and the Permanent Secretaries have shown commitment and goodwill in working with the community. What would a draft action plan look like? Regards On Apr 28, 2016 5:50 PM, "Paul Roy via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: This is really sad, I know govt has been trying to put in some effort. It seems good is not good enough. Instead of criticizing could we turn this forum using this new revelation to propose solutions? Can we develop a 10-point action plan to present to the government on the way forward to ensure such breaches are minimized? I know it cannot be 100% eliminated, however we can minimize the risk significantly. Over to you Ali, Grace, Walu..et al On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > The more reason ICT should be handled by competent and trained > professionals in our public institutions. > > The fact no government is immune (wikileaks etc..) means that we really > need to be serious about our ICT investments in our own institutions. > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> GoK seem to have been found sleeping by Anonmouse. The new frontier is >> the Internet, and what we have been discussing the whole week on this list >> is security related. >> >> Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous hacking collective claim to have >> compromised a massive 1TB-worth of data from a server of the Kenyan >> Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. >> >> >> After the information was leaked the Anonymous-affiliated hacktivists >> told HackRead: "We have 1TB of data but at the moment, we have leaked just >> one portion of it. In a few days you will receive full disclosure of the >> data" >> >> >> http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/anonymous-hackers-claim-steal-1tb-data-ministry-fo… >> >> ______________________ >> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >> twitter.com/lordmwesh >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ultimateprogramer%40g… >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > > > > -- > *Ahmed Maawy* > Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO) > Ambassador - Open Knowledge > Director - Startup Grind Mombasa > Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer > (KE) +254 714 960 627 > Skype: ultimateprogramer > > swahilibox.co.ke > www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> > startupgrind.com > ajplus.net > www.everylayer.com > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/roykoikai%40gmail.com > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] Excel Dashboard Reporting Seminar
by Brian Musila 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

Greetings, We, StrathmoreUniversity, have the pleasure to inform you that @iLabAfrica in partnershipwith Sunesis Ltd is organising a 3-day training course on Excel as a BusinessIntelligence Tool (Dashboard Reporting).The program will take place @iLabAfricaon 18th-20th May 2016 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The 3-day training aimsat providing business personnel with skills to transform data into decisionsusing a cost effective tool. The training course is open to all personnelin business related fields who want to leverage on the power of Excel as aBusiness Intelligence tool. For your convenience we have attached a descriptionand agenda of the training contents. We would be honoured to have you participate in this training. If youhave further queries, please do not hesitate to contact Brian Musila, the eventcoordinator on 0711804539 or bmusila(a)strathmore.edu Kindly ensure to register here to reserve your space. Kindly find the relevant briefs for the dashboard reporting in excel. Kind Regards Brian M. Musila Business Development Analyst@iLabAfrica, Strathmore University Tel: +254 711 804 539

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Re: [kictanet] CBK lacks tech savvy team to survey local lenders
by Mwendwa Kivuva 27 Apr '16

27 Apr '16

Dr Waudo, you are correct in that assertion, but just partially. Remember the IFMIS system "hacking" that happened a year ago? A very highly placed person made allegations that systems were compromised, etc. Some years back, the Minister of Finance claimed of a "software bug" that inserted a typing error into his budget figures. There was also such reports from KNEC on "software bugs". If you are an ICT expert, you would always be able to read in between the line. And that is where ICT AUDITORS need to curve their niche. Not just cross over auditors, but ICT pros. Regards On Apr 27, 2016 6:40 PM, "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> wrote: Hi Kivuva, My understanding, although of course open to correction, is that IT Systems Auditors are essentially certified auditors with specialist training and skills to audit "through" and "around" IT systems. I would envisage someone with an auditing qualification backed up with a supplementary qualification is systems auditing but at the end of the day this person is an AUDITOR. In addition the training for today's certified auditors already includes systems audit as a subject. So the key skill is auditing, supplemented by systems knowledge. If this is the case then these professionals are already covered under statutory provisions. Waudo On Wed, Apr 27, 2016, at 04:25 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote: On 27 April 2016 at 16:12, Paul Roy <roykoikai(a)gmail.com> wrote: Last - As long as I am a the helm of ISACA Kenya, I would like to open up our doors to the various experts within the industry who are willing to retrain IT auditors, IT Security professionals to consider ISACA as an ally. Let us work together, talk to me, come for one of the evening talks and let us grow and strengthen the profession. Hi Paul, Thanks for the elaborate reply. My main concern is if it's legislated that people with valid IT Systems Audit certifications are the only ones doing IT audits for public interest organisations. The way only Lawyers can only do certain duties, or CPAs. Is this something feasible? Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh *_______________________________________________* kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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DEMO Africa Application now open
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 27 Apr '16

27 Apr '16

Hey All, For the techprenuers on the list, DEMO Africa is now accepting applications for the 2016 cohort. Please apply to launch here <venture-africa.com> This year¹s launch event will be at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johanesburg, South Africaall are welcome and encouraged to register here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demo-africa-2016-tickets-24424990805> Else, apologies for cross-posting. Kindest Regards Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Kenya +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 Nigeria + 234 814 636 4611

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/broadening-the-oversight-of-a-free-and-open-internet-1461105102
by Barrack Otieno 26 Apr '16

26 Apr '16

Listers, More on the IANA transition from Dr. Steve Crocker. http://www.wsj.com/articles/broadening-the-oversight-of-a-free-and-open-int… Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Public Consultations on the Development of a National Addressing System (NAS) framework
by Ali Hussein 26 Apr '16

26 Apr '16

Dear listers Please find below link to the above. The deadline for submissions is 19th May. A more reasonable timeline I think? :-) http://www.ca.go.ke/ Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Digital Disruption, Transformation and the New Normal
by Ali Hussein 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

Listers The Chinese 'Curse' - May you live in interesting times - is upon us. Companies, individuals, mom & pop businesses and governments the world over are finding themselves at the wrong end of the stick as technology and progress is disrupting their apple carts. Never before in history has progress in technology and business models improved and at the same time wrecked such havoc in our lives in such short a time. Read on:- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/disruption-digital-transformation-new-normal… *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Internet Society is recruiting a Manager Chapter Development Africa
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Internet Society is recruiting a Manager for Chapter Development, Africa. Apply now http://www.internetsociety.org/jobs/manager-chapter-development-africa

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] EU hits Google with Anti-Trust complaint
by Wangari Kabiru 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Good afternoon Tony! Your take on desktops and laptops dying, I would give them still more time around as survivors. At least you agree on the work stations. Incidentally the innovations especially the smart phone ain't so smart as its name. From practical usage point, most models cannot hold power to keep working to match the features carried and the user needs they could satisfy. In this energy conserving times most are energy inefficient. Why do we allow them into our markets? To suck up energy that would be used up elsewhere. On the phone front, the basic phone 'mulika mwizi' is still the real go-to-survivor phone. Blessed day. Regards/WangariOn Apr 22, 2016 12:45, Tony White via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Time will tell - at least Ubuntu is now shipping on phones and tablets > (and desktops and laptops) ...And Ubuntu is an already established OS > - FirefoxOS was a new, 'unknown' OS - it was just not the right > approach. > > Interestingly, with the right OS, I should be able to hang a monitor, > keyboard and mouse off my 'phone' and have a desktop 100 times more > powerful than the Compaq pentium I bought for 150,000 bob almost 20 > years ago, for a tenth the price! > > We are in a transition period - the desktop/laptop will be dead in a > couple of years, except for 'power' workstations, which will persist a > bit longer. > > On 22/04/2016, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Tony that story is simmilar to FirefoxOS. What happened to them? > > On 22 Apr 2016 11:10 am, "Tony White via kictanet" < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > >> "It is the only open platform that is out there that is easily > >> accessible and can be tuned to work in ways many manufacturers would > >> like it to work." > >> > >> Not quite true > >> > >> Ubuntu (Linux) has a version for phones - still 'beta', although two > >> (Chinese) phone manufacturers are already shipping phones and tablets > >> with Ubuntu installed. This is totally free and open source, with no > >> ulterior motive behind it. > >> > >> I, for one, will buy my next phone with Ubuntu - and then have > >> consistency across all platforms - desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, and > >> IoT devices. > >> > >> Note that Android is also built on a Linux base - but with Google's > >> proprietary 'bits' on top. > >> > >> > >> On 22/04/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> wrote: > >> > Great points Ahmed. > >> > > >> > As I said this is definitely an interesting one to watch and one that > >> > has > >> > lessons for us in Kenya as we grapple with our own 'Dominance' issues. > >> > > >> > *Ali Hussein* > >> > > >> > *Principal* > >> > > >> > *Hussein & Associates* > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Tel: +254 713 601113 > >> > > >> > Twitter: @AliHKassim > >> > > >> > Skype: abu-jomo > >> > > >> > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > >> > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely > >> > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the > >> > organizations that I work with. > >> > > >> > On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < > >> > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > > >> >> This is a tricky issue in many ways: > >> >> > >> >> 1. Android is an appealing product to put onto a Smart Phone > >> platform. > >> >> Its not only designed for a Smart Phone, its designed also for TV > >> >> boxes, > >> >> and other appliances. It is the only open platform that is out > >> >> there > >> >> that > >> >> is easily accessible and can be tuned to work in ways many > >> >> manufacturers > >> >> would like it to work. > >> >> 2. Google is not doing this for free. Its doing this because it > >> >> wants > >> >> to roll out its services to the manufacturer who may want to > >> >> receive > >> >> its > >> >> "free" product to kick start their operations. > >> >> 3. Rival platforms face some problems Android has solved: Either it > >> >> being running on costly hardware (iPhone's iOS) or it being not > >> >> lucrative > >> >> as an option to drive hardware sales (Windows, Blackberry, etc). > >> >> 4. Infact the platforms like iOS, Blackberry, Windows have the same > >> >> issues: They either push iCloud (Apple), BlackBerry services or > >> >> Bing > >> >> (Microsoft) as bundled products. > >> >> 5. Various open attempts have been developed but adoption has > >> >> brought > >> >> them down - a good example of FirefoxOS by Mozilla. FirefoxOS would > >> >> have > >> >> solved this exact sa

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