[kictanet] Stung by cyber attacks, State resolves to host websites locally

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

All State-owned websites will be hosted locally in order to curb rising
cases of cyber security attacks.

This was a key resolution at a crisis meeting held on Thursday between top
security officials and the Ministry of ICT.

Held at Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK), the meeting was called to
discuss the safety preparedness of the government to handle cyber attacks.

It comes just days after hacking of the Kenya Defence Forces' social media
accounts including the official email account of the military spokesperson
Emmanuel Chirchir.

In attendance were ICT principal secretary Joseph Tiampati, representatives
of the National Intelligence Service, Kenya Defence Forces, CID, CAK
director-general Francis Wangusi and ICT Authority chief executive.

http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Cyber-Security-Attacks-ICT-Ministry/-/996/2396632/-/g6u9p4z/-/index.html


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Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
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