[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Kenya IGF 2011 Policy Discussions Day 5 Cyber Security and Privacy

[Barrack Otieno]

Listers,

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On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Barrack Otieno
<otieno.barrack at 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 at 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.
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