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His appointment was welcomed by several players in the communication sector of Ghana, including the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications. [19] His position as the Director General of the Authority gives him an automatic seat on the National Communications Authority Board. [ 20 ]
In October 2020, a cyber security department and forensic lab was commissioned. This was part of the National Initiative for Cyber Security Engineering Science and Technology and Education Programme (NICESTEP). It is the brain child of Cyber Ghana in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom and the Llyods Register ...
Cybercrime in Ghana can be traced back to the "419 schemes" in Nigeria, also known as "advance-fee scams" prior to the internet. [3] These scams were a form of credit card fraud whereby the perpetrator would offer a monetary incentive, usually in the form of an international money transfer, in exchange for several down payments from the victim.
The Data Protection Act, 2012 (The Act) [1] is legislation enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana to protect the privacy and personal data of individuals.It regulates the process personal information is acquired, kept, used or disclosed by data controllers and data processors by requiring compliance with certain data protection principles.
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is the internal intelligence agency of Ghana. [1] The BNI is an integral part of the National Security Council which oversees matters of the counterintelligence and internal security of Ghana. [1] The BNI has investigative jurisdiction to arrest or detain and interrogate over a wide range of criminal ...
It was designed by Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC) of University of Oxford and first of its kind framework for countries to review their cybersecurity capacity, benchmark it and receive recommendation for improvement. [3] Each dimension is divided into factors and the factors broken down into aspects. [2]
By simulating cyber attacks, engineers can rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of existing security measures and uncover weaknesses before malicious actors exploit them. This hands-on testing approach not only identifies vulnerabilities but also helps organizations understand their risk landscape more comprehensively.
The Cyber Security Agency took over the functions previously carried out by the Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority (SITSA), under the Ministry of Home Affairs. SITSA was set up in 2009 as the national specialist authority overseeing operational IT security.