Country
Ethiopia

Owner / Lead
Government

Initiative
The National Information Security Policy 2011

Highlights
1st Specific Cyber Policy | Recognises cyber security as an integral part of national security | Goals: (i) Build national capability for coordinated prevention, detection, response, deterrence against threats and minimize damage, cost and recovery time from attack that do occur; | (ii) Enable the country to use information as a means and resource in the implementation of its peace, democratization and social and economic development programs; | (iii) Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability and authenticity of national information asset; | (iv) Transform Ethiopia into an information-secure society which supports the development of a trustworthy and competitive information infrastructure | provided that Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) will be established at national level, in all critical infrastructures and government agencies; so far only ETHIO-CERT operating within INSA has been established (as at 2015).

Key Date(s)
2011

Website
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