[kictanet] IEBC Issues - a light note

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

At a first glance and despite the author claiming to go by the name of
"David Goldman" - my spider sense picks up a very Kenyan "accent" in the
style of writing...

hmmmmm

On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:31 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Erik,
>
> The post was clearly marked as on a light note because the content is most
> wanting in facts and accuracy, Safaricom is not a fly by night operation
> that uses Windows based routers to handle VPN (virtual private network)
> systems.  I believe the phones being used by the IEBC where not running
> Windows or IOS which are the most commonly infected devices by the
> Red-October virus.
>
> The viruses main activity in espionage which would mean that it does not
> change data but steals (a copy), the likely person who would want to do
> that would be the media houses as they try to upstage each other.
>
> If I was to setup a VPN for a client as sensitive as the IEBC I definitely
> will include the phone IMEI and SIM card identifications to provide
> authentication thereby eliminating the outside Kenya scenario the fellow is
> peddling.
>
> The British Military has always had a presence in Laikipia which therefore
> rubbishes the whole issue of a clandestine foreign invasion, the only
> credible thing is raised was the one on the UK Ambassador trying to force a
> run off by wanting the spoilt votes included in calculating the 50 + 1
> requirement which seems to have been the main objective of the post and the
> writer decided to pad the little information he had with innuendo.  I
> suspect the author has a relationship with another who sent themselves an
> letter purported to have been sent by the National Tobacco Sniffers
> Association as a way to give credence to an allegation.
>
> Rest assured that the problems at the IEBC are as home grown as Miraa.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Erik Hersman <erik at zungu.com>
> *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Thursday, 7 March 2013, 12:59
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] IEBC Issues - a light note
>
> What are their sources for this information?
>
> There are some very strong claims, and there needs to be some verification
> on it, from someone in an official capacity.  See:
>
> "Foreign players particularly the West, to crash the IEBC computer system
> deployed this same strategy by deploying the virus through the VPN
> infrastructure by Safaricom from abroad."
>
> and
>
> "Deployment of viruses from secure computers to network servers was
> reported by Strategic Intelligence where Western spy agents deployed
> Red-October to mine vital data from government computer systems and data
> bases."
>
>
> Erik Hersman
>
>
> On Mar 7, 2013, at 12:47 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The following link seems like a cut and post from this forum, it seems
> in-depth analysis and investigation are dead
>
> http://intelligencebriefs.com/?p=3413
>
> Regards
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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