Tag: cyber security
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Cyber hygiene key for public safety – Dr. Albert Antwi Boasiako
The Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, has stressed the need for users of digital systems to acquire basic cyber hygiene skills to ensure safety, in view of the increasing cyberattacks. He stated that it is important for digital citizens, especially mobile money users, to appreciate cyber hygiene best practices given…
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Parliament passes Cybersecurity Act 2020
Parliament has passed the landmark Cybersecurity Act 2020 to protect people from fraudulent online transactions as well as safeguard the country’s digital space. The law establishes the Cyber Security Authority, protects the critical information infrastructure of the country, regulates cybersecurity activities, provides for the protection of children on the internet and develops Ghana’s cybersecurity ecosystem.…
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Cyber security: Stakeholders demand Ghanaians’ inclusiveness to protect industry
Stakeholders in the cyber industry are urging Ghanaians to play their role in regulating the space. According to them, this would help to improve security in the industry. Reports by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service indicates that the country lost more than US$200 million between 2016 and 2018 on reported cyber-crime…
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MITGAPP targets innovation in Ghana’s cyber security space
Ghanaian technology company Mitgapp Ltd., is poised to take cyber security solutions to another level after a year of pioneering innovations in cyber security services provisions in the country. As part of its plans, the company will from next year start educating businesses and organizations on the new threats of cyber space and will stand…
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Former NCA Boss William Tevie, questions the state’s motive for his trial
A former Director General of the National Communications Authority, NCA, William Tevie, has described as unfair his ongoing trial over alleged wrongdoing in the procurement of a US$4 million equipment allegedly purchased to fight terrorism and for cyber-security in Ghana in the year 2016. Mr. Tevie has reiterated that he never benefited personally from the…
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Communications Minister asks int’l community to probe application of cyber-space laws
The Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has asked the international community to interrogate the application of international law in cyberspace. According to the Minister, further clarity is needed on this issue with the growth of the global digital economy. Delivering a keynote speech at the formal opening of the Octopus Conference 2019 in Strasbourg,…
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Communications Ministry urges funding for cyber-security in 2020 budget
Ahead of the presentation of the 2020 budget on November 14, 2019, the Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has called for a comprehensive statement in the budget about how government intends to fund cyber-security in Ghana. Latest figures from the Cyber-Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service has shown that…
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Dedicated funding for cyber-security in Africa needed
A dedicated source of funding is needed to boost cyber security in Africa, stakeholders speaking at the 2019 Ghana National Cyber Security Awareness Forum have said. According to them, a permanent and sufficient funding needs to be secured to combat the rise in cyber-crime across the world. They shared the comments at the 2019 National…
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Investment market to get new cyber security laws
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told Citi Business News it will within the coming months, issue new directives that will deal with cyber fraud cases within the investment market. The Director General of the SEC, Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh explains that the exercise is to reduce the amount of money lost to the crime…