[AfrICANN-discuss] Re: AfrICANN Digest, Vol 68, Issue 90

Tue Oct 23 12:51:52 SAST 2012

Hi All,

How can we use CYBERSECURITY (ICT) to prevent Boko Haram in Nigeria?

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 6:59 AM, Kayode Yussuf <kayusyussuf at yahoo.com>wrote:

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> Hi all,
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> I join my voice to say there is a lot to attack in Africa. As long as you
> digitize information and that information has any sort of value, then you
> have to protect it.
>
> Kayode Yussuf
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>    1. Re: The world is moving gradually towards cyber war (Y Mshana2003)
>    2. Re: The world is moving gradually towards cyber war
>       (Dr Eberhard W Lisse)
>    3. Re: The world is moving gradually towards cyber war (Y Mshana2003)
>    4. Re: The world is moving gradually towards cyber war (Y Mshana2003)
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> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:38:34 +0000
> From: Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The world is moving gradually towards
>         cyber war
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> Thanks for educating many on this. In deed Africa has a lot to protect
> from any more attacks...its wealth is Â what makes it a target.Â
> Need I say more?
> Thanks...
>
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> >From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.
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> Poncelet Ileleji <pileleji at ymca.gm> wrote:
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> Hello Colleagues,
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> I think it will be very naive to think there is nothing to attack in
> Africa with the numerous e governmental portals coming up and also as a lot
> of governmental data centre are been developed, these are systems that can
> be attacked.Â
>
> The fact remains their is still a scrambleÂ  for resources in our
> continent, the recent crisis between South Sudan and Sudan says a lot.Â
> The role of China as an emerging force technologically is their for all to
> see, 'How the ICANN community engages China come the 46th ICANN Meeting
> next year will beÂ  interesting as China with Heuwei is playing a key role
> within Africa network communication InfrastructureÂ  today.Â
>
> Am not been paranoid but but Africa can be prone to attack it can be
> economic sabotage or multi nationals playing at each other etc, the
> billions Angola are going to pump on the electricity sector means
> technicallyÂ  a lot of this new gridÂ  will managed through computer
> networks, If Dos Santos achieves his aim that grid he plans to set up for
> all Angolans to have electricity will rely a lot on Computer systems
> infrastructure that need to be rigid and secured, but we can be prone, the
> sooner we realise our systems need better protection our cyber laws and
> initiatives need to conform with International standards like the
> initiatives taken by Mauritius the better for us all.
>
> My 0.00001% contribution to this interesting topic.
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> Peace
>
> Poncelet
> '
> Â
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> On 22 October 2012 18:33, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.na> wrote:
> What is there to attack in Africa?
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> el
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> On 2012-10-22 17:49 , Claude Essomba wrote:
> > Thanks Pierre ,
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> > I really welcome this posted article. Â The question that I am
> > asking regarding Africa is as follow : Are we ready to face such
> > attacks ? Â Maybe we should like the US , Europe and other to
> > Simulate such attacks at the gov level to understand what could be
> > the impact.
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> > Regards
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> > *CLAUDE VINCENT DE PAUL ESSOMBA*
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> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:07:34 +0200
> From: Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.NA>
> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The world is moving gradually towards
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> And that infrastructure would be, what?
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> el
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> On 2012-10-22 23:18 , Claude Essomba wrote:
> > Dear Dr Eberhard W Lisse ,
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> > Thanks for your reaction.  The minimum for most of the countries
> > to be protected is what we call critical infrastructure.  A
> > simulation could include the impact when the critical
> > infrastructure is affected as it was the case for the Estonia
> > again Russia.
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> > Regards
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> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:21:35 +0000
> From: Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003 at gmail.com>
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> Oops.. This is now going into comparative inequalities ...since
> infrastructure is a Â wide and varied quantity. I think that We need to
> separate Infrastructure by categories before the debate moves on.... Please.
> My opinion is that Africa has enjoyed what needs to be promoted and
> protected and should be proud of. It depends on what one means by
> Infrastructure...
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> >From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.
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> Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.NA> wrote:
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> And that infrastructure would be, what?
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> el
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> On 2012-10-22 23:18 , Claude Essomba wrote:
> > Dear Dr Eberhard W Lisse ,
> >Â
> > Thanks for your reaction.Â  The minimum for most of the countries
> > to be protected is what we call critical infrastructure.Â  A
> > simulation could include the impact when the critical
> > infrastructure is affected as it was the case for the Estonia
> > again Russia.
> >Â
> > Regards
> >Â
> > *CLAUDE VINCENT DE PAUL ESSOMBA*
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> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:28:50 +0000
> From: Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003 at gmail.com>
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> Btw Africa has other values to protect beyond the developing minimal
> digital infrastructure which is now becoming important and about 99% did
> without until 1980s
>
> Keep on discussing please constructively.
> Yassin
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> >From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.
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> Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.NA> wrote:
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> And that infrastructure would be, what?
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> el
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> On 2012-10-22 23:18 , Claude Essomba wrote:
> > Dear Dr Eberhard W Lisse ,
> >Â
> > Thanks for your reaction.Â  The minimum for most of the countries
> > to be protected is what we call critical infrastructure.Â  A
> > simulation could include the impact when the critical
> > infrastructure is affected as it was the case for the Estonia
> > again Russia.
> >Â
> > Regards
> >Â
> > *CLAUDE VINCENT DE PAUL ESSOMBA*
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