[kictanet] Kenya IGF Online Discussions Day 2: Strengthening Data Security in the Context of Emerging Trends

[John Kariuki]

Listers, As we continue with the discussions, there's need to clearly distinguish two areas, namely Cybersecurity, an area where techies have core competence and can effectively engage the line ministry involved. The second area is Cybercrimes, whose core competence lies with the Criminal Justice System including the Police, the Courts, etc. 
John Kariuki 

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  On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 8:23, Grace Bomu via kictanet<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:   Listers, 
Thank you to all who contributed to yesterday's topic. The thread is still open for those who may have further thoughts on content regulation. 
Welcome to Day 2 of online pre KIGF debates where out topic today is Strengthening Data Security in the Context of Emerging Trends. We shall look at cybersecurity in the context of data. 

Barely a few weeks ago, social media was awash with memes of Wazir Boniface Chacha, the young man alleged to have conned MPs after getting access to their phone data. Later when this was used as a justification in debates for the Cybercrime Act, some wondered whether the political process had used the  Chacha saga to justify the quick passage of a law creating offences. 

But beyond "small data" in our personal possession, many SMEs , corporations, institutions, societies and other bodies are holding significant amounts of data. 
In this community, the wider issue of cyber security has been a recurring theme in KIGF. It is generally agreed that the best approach is a multi-pronged one that includes the law, good practices, effective mitigation and response to incidences at multiple levels, creation of awareness and technical solutions among others. Having gotten a new law in the form of the Cybercrimes Act, are we assured of data security? 
Are our existing mechanisms for mitigation and response to incidences adequate for emerging threats?
Do we have positive cases or good practices to imitate?
What challenges that remain and how can we address them? 

Welcome to the discussion. 

-- 
Grace Mutung'u 
Skype: gracebomu
@Bomu
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