Cyber security is very important in corporate and government institutions due to increased cyber attacks caused by increased abuse of information communication technology (ICT). You may have come across big shops written “anything goes” to show people are free to do what they want! But this is very wrong!
A three-day face-to-face workshop on cyber security and its effects on corporate businesses and government institutions now running in Arusha aims at providing awareness, understanding and experience in dealing with cyber attacks, which often target companies, organisations and government bodies, which are now technologically interconnected.
Organised by the Tanzania Global Learning Centre (TGDLC) and redelivered by experienced senior researchers and cyber security experts, the workshop is facilitated through a blended approach comprising lectures, group work and presentations. Participants will finally be assessed on the content and a certificate will be issued after a successful completion of the workshop.
It targets computer security and technical support personnel, system administrators, network programmers, data base administrators and network engineers. Others are ICT managers, auditors, military and police personnel and ICT stakeholders from the public and private institutions.
Speaking on fraud investigation, detection and prevention during a videoconference last year, Kenyan trainers Abdallah Komesha and Kitonyi Augustine shed light on computer security.
They said since the effects of fraud including cyber attacks had far reaching consequences, organisations suffered financially and so managers should set clear guidelines and mechanisms of dealing.
I have referred to last year’s workshop because the trainers showed how ICT could be fraudulently manipulated to steal personal information, cause financial losses and psychological burdens to people. You might have received e-mails from unknown sources and wondered how they got your e-mail address.
You might have also heard of people, whose personal e-mail communication has been invaded by other users to their advantage. This just shows you how important cyber security is important at this time of ICT advancement.
”In developing countries like Tanzania, where fraud incidents are rampant, fraud detection is extremely difficult but very important.
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