[AfrICANN-discuss] Re: AfrICANN Digest, Vol 68, Issue 92
Gideon
gideonrop at gmail.com
Tue Oct 23 16:12:20 SAST 2012
Hi Pierre and all,
I think this article is a good addition to what you are looking for ; -
* *Emerging Cyber-Security Threats and Implications for the Private Sector*
*
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121013_emerging_cybersecurity_threats_and_implications_for_private_sector/
Gideon Rop,
DotConnectAfrica.
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> 1. Re: The world is moving gradually towards cyber war
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> 2. Re: The world is moving gradually towards cyber war
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> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:58:45 +0100 (BST)
> From: Pierre Lotis NANKEP <lnankep at yahoo.fr>
> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The world is moving gradually towards
> cyber war
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> +++1 Poncelet
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> ________________________________
> De : Poncelet Ileleji <pileleji at ymca.gm>
> À : africann at afrinic.net
> Envoyé le : Lundi 22 octobre 2012 23h13
> Objet : Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The world is moving gradually towards cyber
> war
>
>
> Hello Colleagues,
>
> 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.
>
> The fact remains their is still a scramble for resources in our
> continent, the recent crisis between South Sudan and Sudan says a lot. 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 be interesting as China with Heuwei is playing a key role within
> Africa network communication Infrastructure today.
>
> 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
> technically a lot of this new grid 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.
>
> Peace
>
> Poncelet
> '
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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?
> >
> >el
> >
> >On 2012-10-22 17:49 , Claude Essomba wrote:
> >> Thanks Pierre ,
> >>
> >> I really welcome this posted article. The question that I am
> >> asking regarding Africa is as follow : Are we ready to face such
> >> attacks ? Maybe we should like the US , Europe and other to
> >> Simulate such attacks at the gov level to understand what could be
> >> the impact.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> *CLAUDE VINCENT DE PAUL ESSOMBA*
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> From: Pierre Lotis NANKEP <lnankep at yahoo.fr>
> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The world is moving gradually towards
> cyber war
> To: Claude Essomba <claudeessomba at yahoo.ca>, "africann at afrinic.net"
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> Thank you to Claude and Poncelet for your valuable contributions.
>
> To go in the same direction and demonstrate that the issues of cyberwar is
> global, and that Africa is not excluded, I would like to share with you aÂ
> book “The Quest for Cyber Peace†that was suggested to me by Alexander
> NTOKO of ITU : http://www.itu.int/pub/S-GEN-WFS.01-1-2011 (in ENGLISH,
> ARABIC, CHINESE, SPANISH, FRENCH and RUSSIAN).
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> Regards.
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> Â
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> ________________________________
> De : Claude Essomba <claudeessomba at yahoo.ca>
> À : "africann at afrinic.net" <africann at afrinic.net>
> Envoyé le : Mardi 23 octobre 2012 7h26
> Objet : Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The world is moving gradually towards
> cyber war
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>
> Great I am glad we are moving forward with our discussion. Critical
> infrastructure to me means any related ICT infrastructure supporting
> african countries critical business that if affected could have a large
> impact to the level that nothing will work. ie Airport , TV, Banks ,
> Telecommunication , Applications for custom or application for salaries
> payments. In fact only risks analysis will help to identify such
> infrastructure. That is why vulnerability assessment and Penetration
> testing services are important to minimise the risks related to the
> critical indentified infrastructure.
> Â
> Regards
> Â
> CLAUDE VINCENT DE PAUL ESSOMBA
> Founder and Principal Consultant GETSEC
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> From: Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com>
> To: "africann at afrinic.net" <africann at afrinic.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:54:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The world is moving gradually towards
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> ....second attempt and still no answer? It's tiresome reading and not
> making progressÂ
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> On Oct 22, 2012, at 23:28, Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003 at gmail.com> wrote:
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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
> >
> >
> >From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.
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> >Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.NA> wrote:
> >
> >
> >And that infrastructure would be, what?
> >
> >el
> >
> >On 2012-10-22 23:18 , Claude Essomba wrote:
> >> Dear Dr Eberhard W Lisse ,
> >>Â
> >> 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.
> >>Â
> >> Regards
> >>Â
> >> *CLAUDE VINCENT DE PAUL ESSOMBA*
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