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ArticlesDigital Education in Ghana
By Richard Kafui0Digital literacy as a fourth literacy has become necessary to talk about in education and eLearning. Although reading, writing, and mathematics are respected as the basis of being literate, literacy…
ArticlesThe Offensive Approach to Ghana’s Voter Data Exposure
By Richard Kafui0A few days ago, the voter registration details of over 15 million Ghanaians were uploaded and circulated through various media platforms via google drive. However, the source of the publication…
ArticlesData Initiatives Worth Exploring in Ghana Part 2
By Richard Kafui0Part one of this article discussed data initiatives such as data commons, data exchanges and marketplaces, and open data platforms in dealing with the challenge of lack of unbiased data…
ArticlesData Initiatives Worth Exploring in Ghana Part 1
By Richard Kafui0On the 12 November 2020, I had the rare privilege of being part of a panel discussion on the “opportunities and challenges for Responsible AI in Africa” as part of…
ArticlesThe Digital Series: Championing a Digital Culture
By Richard Kafui0In a typical digital transformation effort, C-Level executives often overlook the importance of driving a digital culture. Leaders of digital transformation efforts are often preoccupied with getting the technology and…
ArticlesThe CIO Diaries: Championing a Cybersecurity Culture
By Richard Kafui0One of the priorities of the Chief Information (Security) Officer [CIO/CISO] is to drive employee cyber behavior. A single click of a malicious link by a naive employee could bring…
ArticlesThe growing animus between Information Technology and Information Security
By Richard Kafui0Introduction The rapid need for Information Security (IS) in the operations of organizations has led to the formation of Information Security Departments or units (ISDs). ISDs are gradually becoming ubiquitous…
ArticlesThe Sherrif Security Indicator
By Richard Kafui0As an Information Security Professional, I have taken a keen interest and followed closely the global reports of the Unisys Security Index (USI), for the past 4 years. Findings from…
ArticlesInformation Security Governance: the cornerstone of effective information protection
By Richard Kafui0Information Security Governance (ISG) refers to the system through which an organization directs and controls its Information Security (InfoSec) activities. Just like corporate governance, ISG seeks to protect the interest…
ArticlesSocial Engineering; The Greatest Catalyst for Successful Cyber Attacks
By Richard Kafui0Social Engineering (SE) is the process of deceiving an individual or a group of people to take a certain action(s) or disclose sensitive information in favour of the perpetrator. According…
Articles3 Areas Where We Must Harness the Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence
By Richard Kafui0For most people, artificial intelligence (AI) is about robots; about some complex technology that is far away from them. This is true especially for people living in developing countries where…
