[kictanet] Government website Hacking incident a crying shame

[Harry Delano]

Mblayo,

 

Pse avail details, so that we can see where we can assist.

 

Meanwhile just to echo your sentiments, and re-quoting the British Education
secretary a while back;

 

This "is a serious travesty given our heritage as the most creative nation
in the world" - I mean, in E.A and beyond..!

 

Anyone doubting this need to start with MPESA to attest for themselves. 

 

Am wringing my knuckles..

 

Harry

 

 

From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of Brian Munyao Longwe
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 5:09 PM
To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: [kictanet] Government website Hacking incident a crying shame

 

 

The fact that a student on a hacking/computer security course could hack
into and deface more than 100 Government of Kenya websites in one night(!)
is a crying shame. In addition to that, the fact that it seems all or most
of these sites were hosted on a single server is a travesty of best
practice.

 

Is it so difficult for GoK to invite (readily available) information
security experts to design and implement a suitable online information
framework for public government websites?

 

Shaking my head,

 

Brian


 

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