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Country
Uganda

Source
Article by New Vision

Title
Uganda still regarded a high-risk nation for Cyber-attacks

About
Discusses the Serianu 2016 African Cyber Security Report |Dated Nov 2017

Key findings
Cybercrime throughout Uganda is resulting in a loss of up to 122 billion Ugandan shillings for the nation according to a new Africa cybersecurity report for 2016 | 0.1% of the population had internet access in 2000, but now almost a third (31.3%) of the Ugandan population are online, amounting to over 13 million web users. | the most common points of attack for cyber-attackers as organizations including government departments, financial institutions, and insurance firms. | Five of the ten nations on the planet with the greatest risk profile for cybercrime were based in Africa, including Uganda in seventh place. Zambia is regarded as the world's most at-risk country in terms of cyber-attacks, followed by Nigeria in second position.

Website
https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1466266/uganda-regarded-risk-nation-cyber-attacks