by Ambassador Omar Arouna | Jan 31, 2018 | Cybersecurity Insights
Cyber hygiene is the establishment and maintenance of an individual’s daily routines, occasional checks and general behaviors required to maintain a user’s online “health” (security). Cyber hygiene is linked to cyber security. Poor cyber...
by Ambassador Omar Arouna | Jan 22, 2018 | Cybersecurity Insights, Opinion
When Estonia started building its information society about two decades ago, there was no digital data being collected about its citizens. The general population did not have the internet or even devices with which to use it. Sound familiar? It took great courage to...
by usafcg | Jan 10, 2018 | Cybersecurity Insights, Opinion
As companies embrace technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, cloud, and mobility, security must be more than an afterthought. But in the digital era, the focus needs to shift from securing network perimeters to safeguarding data spread across systems,...
by usafcg | Oct 30, 2017 | Cybersecurity Insights, Opinion
Half a billion US dollars – that’s how much cyber-related incidents now cost organizations in Nigeria each year. The figures for many other African countries are similarly high, estimated at $50 million for Uganda and $250 million in Kenya. But even these figures are...
by usafcg | Jul 20, 2017 | Cybersecurity Insights, Opinion
The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) is a survey that measures the commitment of Member States to cybersecurity in order to raise awareness. The second edition of the Global Cybersecurity Index 2017, released by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an...
by usafcg | Sep 23, 2016 | Cybersecurity Insights, Opinion
Africa is now home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies–the terms “Africa rising” and “lions on the move” have both been used in recent years to capture the positive economic outlook for the continent. In tandem with this new economic boom, countries in...