[kictanet] IG Discussion 2009, Day 9 of 10 - National Cybersecurity strategies

Mon May 11 19:10:10 EAT 2009

Intersting analogy, broccoli technology! I find it quite befiting to your
description. In our local scenario I think Security matters will only take
center stage when we start seeing actual threats manifest into real
security challenges.

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki at swiftkenya.com>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Coming into this very very late.
>
> Security will remain what a colleague of mine refers to as "broccoli
> technology" basically its good (healthy for you) but we dont necessarily
> like the taste of it.
>
> The only time we get to eat broccoli is when the doctor orders.
>
> As such until when data & information forms the lifeline of our
> businesses shall we look at security more seriously.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michuki.
>
> Catherine Adeya wrote:
> > Walu,
> >
> > Sorry I am coming in at the tail end...but is the question here an issue
> of we cannot do it? or we do not want to do it? or we cannot justify
> prioritizing doing it?
> >
> > Nyaki
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> > To: elizaslider at yahoo.com
> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2009 1:57:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] IG Discussion 2009, Day 9 of 10 - National
> Cybersecurity  strategies
> >
> >
> > Emergency Response Teams? - for Computer or other disasters? Very
> difficult concept for Kenyans.  We live in a culture that thrives on
> crisis-management...I bet 99.9% of Kenyan graduates submitted their final
> projects - or +2hr before and after the deadline.
> >
> > Its a culture that must be overcome if we shall ever setup a computer
> emergency response team.
> >
> > walu.
> > nb: but maybe we could learn from the medical practitioners, they seem to
> respond better to swine, chicken and other emerging cocktails of flu.
> >
> > --- On Thu, 5/7/09, mwende njiraini <mwende.njiraini at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: mwende njiraini <mwende.njiraini at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IG Discussion 2009, Day 9 of 10 - National
> Cybersecurity  strategies
> >> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> >> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> >> Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 10:36 AM
> >> Morning,
> >>
> >> Reference to email below - you may wish to make reference
> >> to the following
> >> additional resources
> >>
> >>    - One more CERT in Africa: Mauritius Gets Computer
> >> Emergency Response
> >>    Team -
> >>
> >>
> http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146123/mauritius_gets_computer_emergency_response_team.html
> >>    - CERT is located at Carnegie Mellon University,
> >> involved in Internet
> >>    security vunerabilities, long term network changes
> >> research:
> >>    http://www.cert.org/
> >>    - Team Cymru is a specialized Internet security research
> >> firm :
> >>    http://www.team-cymru.org/
> >>    - FIRST is the global Forum for Incident Response and
> >> Security Teams:
> >>    http://www.first.org/
> >>
> >> Kind regards
> >> Mwende
> >> Please note the change in the subject line today is IG
> >> Discussion 2009,*Day
> >> 9 of 10 *
> >>
> >> *Disclaimer: Views expressed here (except those quoted or
> >> referenced) are
> >> the author’s own*
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5/7/09, mwende njiraini
> >> <mwende.njiraini at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Good morning,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Today we have the opportunity of discussing the last
> >> aspect of
> >>> cybersecurity: Computer Security Incident Response
> >> Teams (CSIRTs)/Computer
> >>> Emergency Response Teams (CERT). CSIRTs/CERTs are
> >> responsible for preparing
> >>> for, detecting, managing and responding to
> >> cybersecurity incidents as well
> >>> as creating consumer awareness.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Global cybersecurity is said to be ‘as strong as the
> >> weakest link’.  Developing
> >>> countries particularly in Africa have not sufficiently
> >> addressed
> >>> cybersecurity issues.  While some countries have
> >> initiated efforts to
> >>> develop cybersecurity capabilities through the
> >> establishment of National
> >>> CSIRTs/CERTs, the CERT-TCC in Tunisia is the only
> >> active national CERT in
> >>> Africa (http://www.ansi.tn/en/about_cert-tcc.htm).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> In establishing a National CERT/CSIRT…
> >>>
> >>>    - What structure could be adopted?
> >>>    - What services should be offered?
> >>>    - What elements could be considered to establish
> >> trust in this
> >>>    institution thereby encouraging organizations with
> >> critical information
> >>>    infrastructure (CII) such as government agencies,
> >> banks, educational
> >>>    institutions, water and power companies, etc, to
> >> share of cybersecurity
> >>>    incidents?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Kind regards
> >>>
> >>> Mwende
> >>>
> >>> *Disclaimer: Views expressed here (except those quoted
> >> or referenced) are
> >>> the author’s own*
> >>>
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