Update: Kenya’s Cyber Diplomacy at the UN (Policy Brief)
On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 14:26 David Indeje via KICTANet, <
kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Dear Listers,
>
> On behalf of KICTANet, our Convenor Grace Githaiga, during the Fourth
> Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in
> the Use of Information and Communications Technologies 2021–2025 at United
> Nations Headquarters, New York, highlighted challenges in the Global South
> countries.
>
> This includes the rise of cyber threats such as malware, ransomware, DDOS
> attacks and social engineering targeting mobile money services; increased
> privacy risks associated with IT supply chains that facilitate data
> breaches, data mining, and surveillance; coordinated disinformation
> campaigns, especially during election periods; and rising digital threats
> to human rights defenders, including women, journalists, and online
> activists.
>
> In our statement, she responded to key areas:
>
>
> 1. *Are there good examples of public-private partnerships on
> capacity-building in the area of security of and in the use of ICTs?*
> 2. *Are there lessons that can be gleaned from those examples?*
>
>
> *Below is a link to the entire statement with details:*
>
> bit.ly/3JqxV1L
>
> —
> *Kind Regards,*
>
> *David Indeje*
>
>
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