[kictanet] IG Discussion 2009, Day 8 of 10 - National Cybersecurity strategies

[Akich Kwach]

In contributing to Solomon's concern on what is being done in the public and 
private sector, I wish to draw your attention to an article which featured 
in the local media (either Nation or Standard) early this year. It talked 
about the government having set up a special police unit to deal with cyber 
crime. It went further to state there were police officers who at that time 
were unergoing training in US which should have been concluded by end of 
April 09. The article alleged that some of the officers have been recruited 
from the private sector.

Anyone who can reach police spokesman, Mr Kiraithe, may be in a position to 
shed more light.

Kind regards,

Akich Kwach


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Solomon Mburu" <solo.mburu at gmail.com>
To: <kwach at archway-productions.com>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] IG Discussion 2009,Day 8 of 10 - National 
Cybersecurity strategies


While acknowledging that the govt recognizes cyber security related
issues, the question that lingers in such these events is a lack of
stronger mechanism to control the abuse of internet vs. personal
security as jurisdiction over the net is elusive. Since the passing of
the KCA, have we, in the private and the public sector, embarked on
developing a data protection unit? This, in my view, should be a
starting point. Solomon Mburu

On 06/05/2009, Evans Kahuthu <ifani.kinos at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good morning,
> The overall objective of a national cyber security strategy is to protect
> the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
> The provisions contained in the KCA (amendment) Act, 2009 represent the
> primary threats that keep an organisation from attaining its goals. Cyber
> security strategy should be part of any organisation's overall asset
> protection program. The goals and objectives should be understood by all
> employees.
> >From an information security professional point of view, it is important 
> >to
> understand and provide organisational guidance with respect to the 
> computer
> crime laws that relate to your operation. These can ofcourse be only the
> laws of your country or if your organisation operates in a multinational
> environment, can include laws of other countries.
> An important part of information security consists of interpreting the law
> for top management and instituting policy and procedures designed to keep
> the organisation and its employees from violating the law.
> Regarding,crimes commited across border, in some cases countries are
> requesting the extradiction of computer hackers who have never physically
> entered the country whose laws they have allegedly broken. Unfortunately,
> evidence rules generally differ in various legal systems,which poses other
> problems in the evidence collection approach.
>
> Evans
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 4:42 PM, mwende njiraini
> <mwende.njiraini at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Good morning!
>>
>> Today we continue to build on previous discussions on cybersecurity, with
>> a
>> view of seeking your contributions in the development a national
>> cyber-security strategy.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act, 2009 (
>> http://www.communication.go.ke/media.asp?id=775) contains the following
>> provisions with regard to cybersecurity:
>>
>>    - Unauthorized access to computer data,
>>    - Access with intent to commit offences
>>    - Unauthorized access to and interception of computer service,
>>    - Unauthorized modification of computer material,
>>    - Damaging or denying access to computer system,
>>    - Unauthorized disclosure of password,
>>    - Unlawful possession of devices and data,
>>    - Electronic fraud,
>>    - Tampering with computer source documents,
>>    - Publishing of obscene information in electronic form,
>>    - Publication for fraudulent purpose and
>>    - Unauthorized access to protected systems
>>
>>
>>
>> Harry Delano (email 29th April) “Are our cybersecurity regulations (law)
>> up to the task, to protect us...?”
>>
>>
>> In answering this question we may wish to consider the issue of
>> jurisdiction, the ability of the judicial system to make a ruling with
>> regards to a crime committed through the internet by extra-territorial
>> elements and secondly the role of arbitration as an Alternative Dispute
>> Resolution (ADR) mechanism (http://www.ciarbkenya.org/).
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Mwende
>>
>>
>> *Disclaimer: Views expressed here (apart from those quoted/referenced) 
>> are
>> the author’s own*
>>
>>
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