Country
Kenya

Source
Executive Summary Report by Africa CyberSecurity Conference

Title
Executive Summary: 2018 Africa Cyber Threat Intelligence Report (ACTIR)

About
Executive summary of a study undertaken by Jighi, sanctioned by 2018 Africa CyberSecurity Conference | Dated Oct 2018

Key findings
Recommendations to the political and business leadership, the report stresses that businesses and banks in particular should upgrade outdated systems, put competent IT personnel in charge of configuring/maintaining systems, hire renowned security /IT technology companies, and perform regular infosec audit/pentests. It strongly suggests that cyber security be part of every online service and that more employees and individuals be trained to be aware of the risks that evolving cyber threats like phishing poses to the organisation. Finally, the report calls on African governments to hire reputable cyber security firms to monitor and gauge the threat potential of contracting firms and vendors who work on critical infrastructure.

Website
https://www.africacybersecurityconference.com/document/Summary-ACTIR-2018.pdf