On behalf of KICTANet, our Convenor Grace Githaiga, during the Fourth Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies 2021–2025 at United Nations Headquarters, New York, highlighted challenges in the Global South countries.

This includes the rise of cyber threats such as malware, ransomware, DDOS attacks and social engineering targeting mobile money services; increased privacy risks associated with IT supply chains that facilitate data breaches, data mining, and surveillance; coordinated disinformation campaigns, especially during election periods; and rising digital threats to human rights defenders, including women, journalists, and online activists.

In our statement, she responded to key areas:

1. Are there good examples of public-private partnerships on capacity-building in the area of security of and in the use of ICTs?
2. Are there lessons that can be gleaned from those examples?
   

Below is a link to the entire statement with details:

https://bit.ly/3JqxV1L