<div>Intersting analogy, broccoli technology! I find it quite befiting to your description. In our local scenario I think Security matters will only take center stage when we start seeing actual threats manifest into real security challenges. </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Michuki Mwangi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michuki@swiftkenya.com">michuki@swiftkenya.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi All,<br><br>Coming into this very very late.<br><br>Security will remain what a colleague of mine refers to as "broccoli<br>
technology" basically its good (healthy for you) but we dont necessarily<br>like the taste of it.<br><br>The only time we get to eat broccoli is when the doctor orders.<br><br>As such until when data & information forms the lifeline of our<br>
businesses shall we look at security more seriously.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Michuki.<br>
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<div class="h5"><br>Catherine Adeya wrote:<br>> Walu,<br>><br>> Sorry I am coming in at the tail end...but is the question here an issue of we cannot do it? or we do not want to do it? or we cannot justify prioritizing doing it?<br>
><br>> Nyaki<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> From: John Walubengo <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>> To: <a href="mailto:elizaslider@yahoo.com">elizaslider@yahoo.com</a><br>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>> Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2009 1:57:26 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IG Discussion 2009, Day 9 of 10 - National Cybersecurity strategies<br>
><br>><br>> Emergency Response Teams? - for Computer or other disasters? Very difficult concept for Kenyans. We live in a culture that thrives on crisis-management...I bet 99.9% of Kenyan graduates submitted their final projects - or +2hr before and after the deadline.<br>
><br>> Its a culture that must be overcome if we shall ever setup a computer emergency response team.<br>><br>> walu.<br>> nb: but maybe we could learn from the medical practitioners, they seem to respond better to swine, chicken and other emerging cocktails of flu.<br>
><br>> --- On Thu, 5/7/09, mwende njiraini <<a href="mailto:mwende.njiraini@gmail.com">mwende.njiraini@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> From: mwende njiraini <<a href="mailto:mwende.njiraini@gmail.com">mwende.njiraini@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IG Discussion 2009, Day 9 of 10 - National Cybersecurity strategies<br>>> To: <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>> Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 10:36 AM<br>>> Morning,<br>>><br>>> Reference to email below - you may wish to make reference<br>>> to the following<br>>> additional resources<br>>><br>
>> - One more CERT in Africa: Mauritius Gets Computer<br>>> Emergency Response<br>>> Team -<br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146123/mauritius_gets_computer_emergency_response_team.html" target="_blank">http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146123/mauritius_gets_computer_emergency_response_team.html</a><br>
>> - CERT is located at Carnegie Mellon University,<br>>> involved in Internet<br>>> security vunerabilities, long term network changes<br>>> research:<br>>> <a href="http://www.cert.org/" target="_blank">http://www.cert.org/</a><br>
>> - Team Cymru is a specialized Internet security research<br>>> firm :<br>>> <a href="http://www.team-cymru.org/" target="_blank">http://www.team-cymru.org/</a><br>>> - FIRST is the global Forum for Incident Response and<br>
>> Security Teams:<br>>> <a href="http://www.first.org/" target="_blank">http://www.first.org/</a><br>>><br>>> Kind regards<br>>> Mwende<br>>> Please note the change in the subject line today is IG<br>
>> Discussion 2009,*Day<br>>> 9 of 10 *<br>>><br>>> *Disclaimer: Views expressed here (except those quoted or<br>>> referenced) are<br>>> the author’s own*<br>>><br>>><br>>> On 5/7/09, mwende njiraini<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:mwende.njiraini@gmail.com">mwende.njiraini@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>>> Good morning,<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> Today we have the opportunity of discussing the last<br>
>> aspect of<br>>>> cybersecurity: Computer Security Incident Response<br>>> Teams (CSIRTs)/Computer<br>>>> Emergency Response Teams (CERT). CSIRTs/CERTs are<br>>> responsible for preparing<br>
>>> for, detecting, managing and responding to<br>>> cybersecurity incidents as well<br>>>> as creating consumer awareness.<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> Global cybersecurity is said to be ‘as strong as the<br>
>> weakest link’. Developing<br>>>> countries particularly in Africa have not sufficiently<br>>> addressed<br>>>> cybersecurity issues. While some countries have<br>>> initiated efforts to<br>
>>> develop cybersecurity capabilities through the<br>>> establishment of National<br>>>> CSIRTs/CERTs, the CERT-TCC in Tunisia is the only<br>>> active national CERT in<br>>>> Africa (<a href="http://www.ansi.tn/en/about_cert-tcc.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ansi.tn/en/about_cert-tcc.htm</a>).<br>
>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> In establishing a National CERT/CSIRT…<br>>>><br>>>> - What structure could be adopted?<br>>>> - What services should be offered?<br>
>>> - What elements could be considered to establish<br>>> trust in this<br>>>> institution thereby encouraging organizations with<br>>> critical information<br>>>> infrastructure (CII) such as government agencies,<br>
>> banks, educational<br>>>> institutions, water and power companies, etc, to<br>>> share of cybersecurity<br>>>> incidents?<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> Kind regards<br>
>>><br>>>> Mwende<br>>>><br>>>> *Disclaimer: Views expressed here (except those quoted<br>>> or referenced) are<br>>>> the author’s own*<br>>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>
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