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...
by Florence Awino | Jul 28, 2023 | Accessibility, Highlights
The government of Kenya’s e-services is under attack. The e-Citizen platform, which hosts several essential public services and sensitive data, came under a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. For days now, no one can access these crucial services...
by Angela Minayo | Sep 14, 2022 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet, kictanet post
On 2nd September 2022, KICTANet conducted a digital security training for active women in politics. The training is part of the DW Akademie women@web regional project with partners across 4 East African Countries. Thirty-one women, who had vied for various political...
by Victor K | May 26, 2022 | Cyber Security, Highlights, Privacy
By Meshack Masibo and Victor Kapiyo The Lipa Na M-Pesa service has seen tremendous growth since it was launched in 2012. Early this month, Safaricom made a major shift in its privacy policy when it announced that it would start concealing part of the identity details...
