Establishing a National CSIRT in Africa - Kenyan Case Study

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Comment by Mayengo Tom Kizito on September 15, 2011 at 11:36am

I have filled out the survey questions.

Thank you for the update!

Comment by Mwende Njiraini on September 15, 2011 at 9:32am

The AfricaCERT project management team is doing an assessment on the current cybersecurity in Africa situation.

Comment by Mayengo Tom Kizito on September 8, 2011 at 7:29am

Thank you Mwende for the work on Cyber Security. Just like other people, Cyber security is a very critical section of Internet as we move to bring Internet to every one, there is need to curb the emergence of Cyber crime.

Just like other Initiatives in my country, Uganda has already proposed the Cyber Security Strategy and legisilative requirement, but my worry is the implementation mandate these East African Countries have. Being in the critical area of both Internet development and National Security, we badly need implementation atleast for this one.

Comment by Mwende Njiraini on September 6, 2011 at 9:40am

Thank you for the comments on the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT) Kenya study. 

I hope that the concepts, ideas and information shared in the research paper will be useful for African countries seeking to set up a similar cybersecurity incident handling teams that recognize the unique circumstances in each country.

Comment by Sarah Kiden on September 5, 2011 at 5:21pm

Thank you Mwende for the initiative and efforts. The proposal is good and it is exciting to hear these ideas implemented back home (in Africa). I agree with Emmanuel about awareness campaigns and sensitization.

Comment by Emmanuel Oloo Khisa on September 4, 2011 at 9:18am

Thanks Mwende for this initiative. Its a great initiative as this is a crucial area as access to the internet and other cyber resources increases not just in Kenya but across the region. During this year's Safer Internet Day, we saw the interest among the little ones on matters security. I believe primary and high school awareness campaigns need to be scaled up to further enhance the value of this noble initiative.