All roads leads to the celebration of National Cyber Security Week from Monday the 23rd to 27th of October, 2017, which also coincidentally meets the Global Cyber Security Awareness Month, through the month of October.
It’s beautifully scheduled to bring together stakeholders across the length and breath of the country and beyond, to create awareness of cyber security and how to protect systems and citizens from cyber attacks as the country undertakes a vigorous digital agenda under the mantra “it’s digi-time in Ghana”.
The week long celebration dabbed; “Securing Ghana’s Digital Journey” is being organized by the Ministry of Communications (MoC) under the distinguished patronage of H.E President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
This was communicated in a statement from the Ministry of Communication. The statement added that, the week long celebration will feature programme of activities including; thought leadership sessions, panel discussions, lectures, demonstrations, exhibitions and training sessions.
Quoting the Minister of Communications,Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, saying “as we scale up our digitisation efforts and increasingly embrace technological advancements, it is vital to improve our cyber preparedness and security and adopt a multi-stakeholder approach to achieve cyber wellness.”
The Minister continued that, the Cyber Security Week offers an excellent opportunity for information sharing and engagement and also serves as a key component in building an effective and robust cyber security ecosystem in Ghana.
Meanwhile, the government has established the National Cyber Security Secretariat (NCSS) within the MOC this year to develop strategies to protect the country’s critical national information infrastructure, systems, networks and data from cyber attacks.
The celebration is expected to bring cybersecurity experts and stakeholders, both local and international, together towards securing Ghana’s digital journey. And related events would also take place at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT.
Key discussion issues would include Cyber Security Governance, Child Online Protection, Cyber Hygiene and Awareness, Cyber Security Solutions and Capacity Building.
“It will contribute knowledge sharing on cybersecurity best practices, from governance to basic cybersecurity tips,” the statement added.
Expectants in attendance includes; government agencies and departments, Business Managers, SME’s, the private sector, civil society organisations, critical infrastructure owners and operators, information security professionals, ethical hackers and cybersecurity professionals, schools and universities, the general public.
Whereas participating bodies includes the Ministry of Communications, the National Cyber Security Secretariat, the Ministry of National Security, Africa Union Commission, ECOWAS Secretariat, UNDP, Council of Europe (GLACY + Project), the United States Government (Security Governance Initiative), National Communications Authority, Data Protection Commission, Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, ISACA Ghana, J Initiative and Innovare
By:Newsghana.com.gh
