Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF 2011 Policy Discussions Day 5 Cyber Security and Privacy
Dear Listers, · With Cyber Security threats increasing at an alarming rate, what strategies can we embrace as a nation to address and combat the threats? · What initiatives are needed to ensure there is sufficient awareness and education on Cyber threats? the floor is open, feel free to continue commenting on previous threads. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno
Listers, One of the things we can do as a nation is to have mechanisms that will inform the majority of internet users to know what is exactly meant by cybersecurity and privacy. There are many situations where someone is duped by a flowery email indicating how much they have won etc. Lack of mass education that points out how and where a person is at risk of cyber security is important. It can be done through the media and CCK's Chukua Hatua site. Education of the mass is critical for ensuring that the public is not in anyway duped into getting into some deals which might put them at risk. Public awareness is a critical element for ensuring there is sufficient information which will not let the public loose their money through dubious deals.
Many thanks Tyrus, Aki, Peter Karunyu and Steve, you are certainly switched on and i beleive there is much more you can contribute to this nation in so far as Cyber Security is concerned, Tyrus you mention ISO 27001/PCI DSS indeed there is a technical commitee at Kenya Bureu of standards KEBS/ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27 that develops IS Security standards, i happen to be a member so are other listers including Evans Ikua the Chairman of LPA Kenya whom i hope will add some insights into this discussion, one of the greatest challenges has been the fact that the local industry has been slow to embrace the standards which are available at the Kenya Bureu of Standards any lister can contact me offlist incase you need further details, some of the standards adapted by the commitee to the Kenyan environment include KSS 2246:2011 Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management and Ks 2247:2011 Code of Practice for ICT continutiy Management. Plans are underway for public Fora to create awareness on the work the commitee is doing and i hope as many listers will be available for this. On a positive note i am glad the Police Commissioner is open to new ideas and i suppose he might have an open door policy going by recent events, i do hope he will be available for the Face to Face meeting , on another thread Dr. Ndemo lauded crowd sourcing which i suppose could be a new strategy for government departments including Police to source for inputs into their strategies from the public and private sector in an organised manner, as we carry on do you think the government is taking sufficient steps to address Cybercrime? if not what needs to be done other than awareness, as one lister posed is there need for a national strategy on cyber security, if so who should be the key players and why? On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
One of the things we can do as a nation is to have mechanisms that will inform the majority of internet users to know what is exactly meant by cybersecurity and privacy. There are many situations where someone is duped by a flowery email indicating how much they have won etc. Lack of mass education that points out how and where a person is at risk of cyber security is important. It can be done through the media and CCK's Chukua Hatua site. Education of the mass is critical for ensuring that the public is not in anyway duped into getting into some deals which might put them at risk. Public awareness is a critical element for ensuring there is sufficient information which will not let the public loose their money through dubious deals. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
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Listers, http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Kibaki+says+military+academy+to+offer+degree+co... On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Many thanks Tyrus, Aki, Peter Karunyu and Steve, you are certainly switched on and i beleive there is much more you can contribute to this nation in so far as Cyber Security is concerned, Tyrus you mention ISO 27001/PCI DSS indeed there is a technical commitee at Kenya Bureu of standards KEBS/ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27 that develops IS Security standards, i happen to be a member so are other listers including Evans Ikua the Chairman of LPA Kenya whom i hope will add some insights into this discussion, one of the greatest challenges has been the fact that the local industry has been slow to embrace the standards which are available at the Kenya Bureu of Standards any lister can contact me offlist incase you need further details, some of the standards adapted by the commitee to the Kenyan environment include KSS 2246:2011 Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management and Ks 2247:2011 Code of Practice for ICT continutiy Management. Plans are underway for public Fora to create awareness on the work the commitee is doing and i hope as many listers will be available for this. On a positive note i am glad the Police Commissioner is open to new ideas and i suppose he might have an open door policy going by recent events, i do hope he will be available for the Face to Face meeting , on another thread Dr. Ndemo lauded crowd sourcing which i suppose could be a new strategy for government departments including Police to source for inputs into their strategies from the public and private sector in an organised manner, as we carry on do you think the government is taking sufficient steps to address Cybercrime? if not what needs to be done other than awareness, as one lister posed is there need for a national strategy on cyber security, if so who should be the key players and why?
On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
One of the things we can do as a nation is to have mechanisms that will inform the majority of internet users to know what is exactly meant by cybersecurity and privacy. There are many situations where someone is duped by a flowery email indicating how much they have won etc. Lack of mass education that points out how and where a person is at risk of cyber security is important. It can be done through the media and CCK's Chukua Hatua site. Education of the mass is critical for ensuring that the public is not in anyway duped into getting into some deals which might put them at risk. Public awareness is a critical element for ensuring there is sufficient information which will not let the public loose their money through dubious deals. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
-- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afriregister.bi, www.afriregister.com ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno
-- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afriregister.bi, www.afriregister.com ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno
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