Information Security Updates

Cybersecurity Bulletin on Child-Secure Internet Applications 2019

Accessing the Internet has become easy with children being able to log in and log off as they wish. Although children can learn from the Internet, there are ever growing hidden dangers for the young minds. It is therefore important to ensure that your child is safe when using applications on ...

Cybersecurity Bulletin on Social Spamming 2019

Spam can be defined as irrelevant of unsolicited information shared over the Internet. These are usually sent to a large number of users for a variety of use cases such as advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc. Spamming was more common on email but now spammers have moved to social ...

Cybersecurity Bulletin on Antiviruses 2019

An antivirus is a type of software that detects, prevents, and removes viruses, worms and other malware from a computer. Designed and developed to protect computers from malware like viruses, computer worms, spyware, looks for applications that run on your PC (or smartphone) that shouldn’t be there....

ITU-D Global Cybersecurity Index 2018

Kenya moved up to the second ranking CIRT in Africa this year following Mauritius. Kenya is praised for exemplifying cooperation through its National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team – Coordination Centre (National KE-CIRT/CC). The National CIRT was also recognized for coordinating ...

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report 2018

The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report 2018 executive summary provides an appreciation of incidents that have taken place in cyberspace, along with expert analysis on relevant emerging trends. It opens the doors to a better understanding of the constantly evolving global cyber-threat ...

Petya Ransomware v0.3 National KE-CIRT-CC Report

Petya ransomware encrypts the master boot records of infected Windows computers, making affected machines unusable. Open-source reports indicate that the ransomware exploits vulnerabilities in Server Message Block (SMB). The National KE-CIRT/CC encourages users and administrators to review the ...

The National KE-CIRT/CC

The Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, mandates the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to develop a national cyber security management framework through the establishment of a national Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT).

Tel Hotlines: +254-703-042700, +254-730-172700

incidents@ke-cirt.go.ke

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