Tackling the challenges of cybersecurity in Africa

Abstract

Africa is facing several Internet-related challenges in relation to security risk, intellectual property infringement and protection of personal data. Cyber-criminals target people inside and outside their national boundaries and most African governments have neither the technical, nor the financial capacity to target and monitor electronic exchanges deemed sensitive for national security. Consequently, African countries need to urgently scale up efforts to combat cybercrimes through a multi-stakeholder approach involving government, industry and civil society organizations.