by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Oct 7, 2023 | Accessibility, Cyber Security, Digital Accessibility, Digital Resilience, Highlights, Human Rights, IGF Reports, kictanet, kictanet post
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023 has arrived, and the air is full of excitement. This annual event celebrates all things related to Internet Governance, digitality, and the limitless possibilities that the Internet offers. This year’s IGF is hosted in Kyoto by...
by David Indeje | Oct 4, 2023 | Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post, Privacy
By John Walubengo The recent penalties slapped on three entities by the Office of the Data Protection Commission (ODPC) serve as a wake-up call to the realities of the Kenyan Data Protection Act (2019), enacted more than three years ago. Whereas this is not the first...
by David Indeje | Aug 23, 2023 | Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post
The United Nations General Assembly is preparing to negotiate a draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention, which aims to counter the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes. The draft has entered its final phase of negotiations. The...
by David Indeje | Aug 8, 2023 | Access to information, Cyber Security, kictanet post, Privacy
By John Walubengo The Cabinet Secretary in charge of Interior Security, Prof. Kithure Kindiki, ordered the Kenyan operations of a startup organization called Worldcoin to stop last week. This came after the media reported long queues of Kenyans who were receiving 50...
by David Indeje | Aug 6, 2023 | Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post
By Sylvia Wanjira What is critical infrastructure? Critical infrastructure refers to any physical systems or assets that are vital to the citizens of a country whose destruction or incapacity would have debilitating effects on the safety, health, and economy of the...
by David Indeje | Aug 2, 2023 | Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post, Policy Brief
A new policy brief has been unveiled addressing the growing need for cybersecurity capacity-building in Kenya. Dubbed the “Mapping Kenya’s Cybersecurity Capacity-Building Needs” it outlines the steps that need to be taken to address challenges and build cybersecurity...
