eCitizen is Down
The eCitizen portal has been down since yesterday. I haven’t seen any
official communication explaining the downtime. Anyone knows why?
official communication explaining the downtime. Anyone knows why?
IMHO, a critical site like it should have 99.9% uptime and any downtime
should be communicated. Or could it be that our friends from Mulot wish to
collect and keep the convenience fees.
Regards,
Victor
Looks like the government rushed to onboard services on this platform without securing it.
And since there has been no official comment on this, is NC4 doing something about it? Or who is securing it?
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Listers,
Kenya Power and Mpesa now seem down and if rumours are to be believed by the same people that knocked eCitizen offline. Has there been any official communication by the relevant agencies or ministries? Is our data safe?
Just a week ago what seemed like the entirety of KEBS’ data was being sold on the dark web.
Warmly,
Sidney
Twitter: @princelySid | Github: princelySid | Web: sidneyochieng.co.ke
Dear Listers,
Kenya’s cyberspace recently experienced a cyber attack from a group calling
itself ‘Anonymous Sudan’, which is believed to consist of hired
cyber-mercenaries from developed nations in Eastern Europe. The attack was
a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which overwhelmed servers
with synthetic user requests, causing them to shut down. Defending against
such an attack requires a deliberate, long-term, multistakeholder approach
as envisioned in Kenya’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, involving state
agencies, parastatals, the private sector, academia, and civil society.
Each stakeholder must appreciate their role in securing Kenya’s digital
borders and work together to defend against cyber attacks.
Together, we raised our voices and Mr John Walubengo sums it up here:
http://www.kictanet.or.ke/kenyas-cyberspace-under-attack-a-call-for-multistakeholder-approach/
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*David Indeje*
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