While the threat actors are improving on the campaign’s sophistication by building reputable-sounding content within the body of the email, cybersecurity awareness training for executives and businesses will help avoid falling for targeted social engineering attacks, and actively monitoring emails to flag threats and making sure other users are protected are equally important control measures.Continue Reading
National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2021 Our society, personal lives, business transactions, and critical infrastructures have become largely dependent on computer networks and information communication technology. Almost everything from our web browsing to mobile devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to invade our privacy and personalContinue Reading
As cybercriminals are getting more and more complex, organizations and individuals need to stay ahead of the curve in securing data and information.Continue Reading
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT), is an industry association, representing the interests of telecommunication operators and infrastructure companies, namely; AirtelTigo, MTN, Vodafone, American Tower Company, Helios Towers, Huawei, Comsys, and C-Squared. Members offer services ranging from fixed and mobile telecommunications to mobile data solutions, Internet services, and mobile financial services.Continue Reading
Africa should think big on digital development. At the current, incremental pace of economic and social advancement, according to the world bank, too many of Africa’s expanding youth population will be denied the opportunity to live up to their potential. Digital technologies offer a chance to disrupt this path–unlocking newContinue Reading
Technology education and skills development should not be the preserve of the affluent in our society, it must be democratized and accessible by all. This is because emerging technology skills are now essential tools for employment in the 21st century and in the next decade may become a requirement forContinue Reading
Many cyber security experts know tons about the specific ins and outs of security. They also know more general things about technology. The key to understanding cyber security is to know a lot about data systems and data networks. If you do not understand networking, how will you know if a system is vulnerable or not? You should start out by mastering a few different operating systems, learn how they function at the root level, and you will quickly understand how and why they fail.Continue Reading
Educational institutions must be interested in such initiatives to foster the needed discussions between industry and academia. As a capacity-building organization, IIPGH is always very much ready to engage stakeholders through such platforms to shape and impact policy.Continue Reading
A simple gaming app can go live on Google Playstore as a “Beta version” after limited testing. After that, customers will give feedback about eventual problems and the developer’s team can make improvements.Continue Reading
If you have found a software application that fits your business needs well, it is important to realize that the software comes with a whole environment to assist you as a customer to use it well and with no issues.Continue Reading
Introduction The world becomes more and more dependent on ICT systems and most of us welcome the many blessings that have come with innovation in the last 10 years. After the start of the mobile revolution, our lives have become unthinkable without mobile and web applications that serve us daily.Continue Reading
It has become clear by now that digitalization has an obvious, lasting, and even revolutionary impact, not only on the economic systems and commercial players but increasingly on the lives of individuals and on society at large.Continue Reading
The recent wanton cyber-attacks on CIIs globally give cause to worry as a nation. It is extremely important for CII to cooperate with the Cyber Security Authority to safeguard the security, economy, and safety of Ghana.Continue Reading
2021 will see these changes applied and for Ghana and other African digital economies to grow, we must push for enforcement and compliance, and fall in line with the international standard set by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Continue Reading
Internet governance is a very political issue charged with a variety of international key issues. Currently, many countries in the developing world, including Ghana and Nigeria, have active committees working on Internet Governance.Continue Reading
Every child must be protected from violence, exploitation, and abuse on the internet – UNICEF Child Online Protection (COP) is a global challenge that needs urgent attention. Children today have varied access to the internet through laptops, desktops, mobile phones, and tablets, with all types of information available to them.Continue Reading
Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) was passed by the Parliament of Ghana and assented by the President into law on December 29, 2020. It is made up of 100 sections and 3 schedules. This Act is to regulate cybersecurity activities in the country; promote the development of cybersecurity andContinue Reading
Data is everywhere—from government statistics to the architect creating new concepts of the world through to companies and businesses analyzing historical data for accurate projections. Similarly, the journalist must have access to data to produce reliable news and stories. By this, we mean open data access. This is the ideaContinue Reading
The rapid growth of Internet access and connectivity has paved way for the development of a digital economy across the world. The World Economic Forum estimated in 2019 that 133 million new roles will be created by 2022 as a result of the new division of labour between humans, machines,Continue Reading
Mobile Money is the fastest, convenient, but until recently the most reliable means of doing online payments in Ghana. The government of Ghana is striving to build a cashless economy to reduce the risk of people carrying huge cash around. Mobile payments provide a mechanism for conducting financial transactions usingContinue Reading
