Thanks Grace. Inability to authenticate documents and lack of digital signatures has
stifled the uptake of electronic commerce of business to business transactions such as sealing a sales agreement online despite the vast telecommunication infrastructure available across the country. “Currently, organisations such as banks that provide online banking get the authentication signatures abroad which is quite expensive. By developing our own infrastructure this would bring down the costs,” said Evans Kahumbu, the PKI project manager at Kenya ICT board. Although end users like banks would not have to invest in hardware or software, they would have to invest on applications that are PKI compatible.
clarifies matters a great deal. Cyber Security Africa, which is organising the conference, says cyber
threats are the most pressing challenges to organisations.
I note the forthcoming East Africa Cyber Security Convention<http://www.cybersecurityafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=68> on Dec 4/5 Apropos DDoS attacks I would mention we have an event in NYC also on Dec 5 on this topic Mitigating DDoS Attacks: An Evolving Threat<http://www.pir.org/why/security/ddos> - I will webcast live and also make a video recording available. j On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com>wrote:
Hi Joly Pls try again. It has opened on my end. Or copy and paste on your browser.
http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Fifth-fibre-optic-cable-lands/-/1006/1...
Further, there is another related story on Special IDs planned for net users to curb attacks
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Special-IDs-planned-for-ne...
IN SUMMARY
- A recent cyber security report by IT security consulting firm Serianu found that more than 80 per cent of Kenyan websites could be easily hacked because they operate on a software whose security codes are available online for free.
Rgds Grace
From: joly@punkcast.com Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:19:26 -0500 Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Internet capacity to double soon after fifth fibre optic cable lands To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke; isoc@lists.my.co.ke
I get a 503 on your link, Grace.
Dr Ndemo also revealed that a project to provide every Internet users
with digital identities would be implemented in a bid to combat rising cyber crime
Any more info on this? Would it include limitations on anonymity?
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com>
wrote:
IN SUMMARY
Information and Communication Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo on Monday said that a Middle Eastern company was currently contracting suppliers to lay the undersea cable According to the PS, the increased network capacity will be in line with rising local demands for high speed data Dr Ndemo also revealed that a project to provide every Internet users with digital identities would be implemented in a bid to combat rising cyber crime
http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Fifth-fibre-optic-cable-lands/-/1006/1...
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