[kictanet] We must tread carefully on cyber security

[Ali Hussein]

Grace

Thanks for sharing. We indeed must tread carefully. There is definitely a
case for a regulatory framework. This must however be tampered with the
understanding that too much regulation will throttle the industry. It is a
fine balance that we must maintain.

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On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>wrote:

> n Kenya, we have done extremely well in the adoption of ICTs. This is a
> field that requires a lot of creativity, but we may just end up killing
> that creativity with too many rules and regulations in trying to counter
> computer crime sometimes referred to as cybercrime or netcrime.
>
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/We-must-tread-carefully-on-cyber-security/-/539548/2098892/-/item/0/-/12mo495/-/index.html
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