Interestingthe assumption here is that the attacks are coming from outside KenyaNEWSFLASH: perimeter security is dead, research shows that more than 65% of security threats (cyber or otherwise) come from within country, government or organisation. Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 From: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <[email protected]> Reply-To: Mwendwa Kivuva <[email protected]>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:05:31 -0400 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <[email protected]> Subject: [kictanet] Stung by cyber attacks, State resolves to host websites locally All State-owned websites will be hosted locally in order to curb rising cases of cyber security attacks. This was a key resolution at a crisis meeting held on Thursday between top security officials and the Ministry of ICT. Held at Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK), the meeting was called to discuss the safety preparedness of the government to handle cyber attacks. It comes just days after hacking of the Kenya Defence Forces¹ social media accounts including the official email account of the military spokesperson Emmanuel Chirchir. In attendance were ICT principal secretary Joseph Tiampati, representatives of the National Intelligence Service, Kenya Defence Forces, CID, CAK director-general Francis Wangusi and ICT Authority chief executive. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Cyber-Security-Attacks-ICT-Ministry/-/996/2 396632/-/g6u9p4z/-/index.html ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh <http://twitter.com/lordmwesh> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [email protected] https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/harry%40africanedevelo pment.org 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.
