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

[Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre]

InterestingŠthe assumption here is that the attacks are coming from outside
KenyaŠNEWSFLASH: perimeter security is dead, research shows that more than
65% of security threats (cyber or otherwise) come from within ­ country,
government or organisation.
 
Harry Hare

Director  |  African eDevelopment Resource Centre
PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya
Tel +254 20 4041646  |  Cel +254 725 650044


From:  KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Reply-To:  Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date:  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:05:31 -0400
To:  Cio_Magazine Hare <harry at africanedevelopment.org>
Subject:  [kictanet] Stung by cyber attacks, State resolves to host websites
locally

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 Forces¹ 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/-/996/2
396632/-/g6u9p4z/-/index.html


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