Dear All,<br>This is a wonderful approach ti information security, is hihly welcome.<br>Thanks.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Jean-Robert Hountomey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hrobert@iservices.tg">hrobert@iservices.tg</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On June 5th, 2011; African delegates present in Dar Es Salaam have organized<br>
a BOF on the creation of a Computer Emergency Response team for the African<br>
Continent. The Bof was chaired by Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AfriNIC.<br>
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Because we use the internet to conducted our day to day activities, the<br>
issue of cyber security is more and more a concern to people from different<br>
sectors: government, education, industry, bank etc...<br>
The community has recognized that AfNOG / AfriNIC as well as sisters<br>
organization like them has been promoting security in the cyberspace.<br>
To move further, AfNOG/AfrNIc have provide the room, starting at Kigali for<br>
the emergence of an African organization around cyber security by<br>
introducing training of trainers courses for manager and policy makers as<br>
well as technical staff. A direct result was the declaration at Kigali of<br>
the need to create a Computer Emergency Response team at the continent<br>
level.<br>
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The need to move forward has been clearly pointed by the delegates.<br>
The African organization will leverage all the previous and existing<br>
efforts, lead to creation of CERTs in different countries. The proposed<br>
name of the organization is AfricaCERT.<br>
As pointed during the meeting, countries are in different stages and the<br>
goal is not to tell Governments what to do but to build a central repository<br>
of experiences, a group of trusted contacted and a group of highly skilled<br>
professionals who can drive local initiatives in their community what Prof<br>
Nii Quaynor, called the African Leadership. One of the primary task of this<br>
team will be to get countries ready and to figure out what to do to see<br>
countries emerge.<br>
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The commitment has been strong to support LEA and Governments in their fight<br>
against cybercrime, by providing assistance in all the areas they need but<br>
also training.<br>
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On the training aspect, The help of our friends from Asia; the JPCERT team<br>
leaded by Prof Suguru Yamaguchi and coordinated by Prof Kilnam Chon is higly<br>
appreciated.<br>
<br>
Funding and support issues have been raised. AfriNIC has expressed its will<br>
to help (what the organization is already doing). It is also expected to see<br>
more people involved in the process after the incorporation of the company<br>
and the presentation to the community.<br>
<br>
Different steps have been identified to move forward and an interim<br>
committee has been setup to think about the following issues:<br>
incorporation, bylaws, stakeholders.<br>
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The committee is expected to produce a report at the AfNOG/AfriNIC meeting<br>
in Gambia.<br>
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In the midtime, at the AfriNIC meeting in Cameroon, AfricaCERT is expected<br>
to have its first trial event after the "CERT training for Managers and<br>
Policy makers.". The coordination team will at the same time start working<br>
on the business plan as well as making sure that the community and<br>
government are aware of such an initiative and are willing to support.<br>
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The first presentation has be done at the Government and LEA working group<br>
meeting by Jean Robert Hountomey on June 11.<br>
<br>
Interim Committee<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><b><i><font color="#cc33cc">Engr. Emmanuel Ogbodo<br>Principal Network Engineer and Head, Network/Communications<br>Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka<br>Cell: +2348137155283<br>
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