ICT enthusiasts urged to invest in cyber security
NEXT BYTE, the Rwanda-based company that provides
professional training solutions against cyber-attacks has urged ICT users to
develop proactive approaches and draw attention to Cyber security to avert
hackers leveraging on digital technology to fleece unwitting members of the
public.
Speaking during the event, Yves Mutsinzi, the
Managing Director of NEXT BYTE said that many people are unknowingly victims of
cyber-attacks.
Cyber-attacks are reported to have increased in
Rwanda during Coronavirus pandemic like the rest of the World, particularly in
financial operation systems, individual’s accounts of social media and emails
as well as WhatsApp.
Earlier this year, Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB)
released a short video advising WhatsApp users to secure their accounts and
warning them against revealing their passwords to anyone else.
“RIB got some challenges in investigating
cyber-crimes. For instance, one steals swindles money from mobile money but we
finally realize that the Sim card used is not registered to him/her. Then it
becomes more difficult to identify the criminal;” said Kalisa Juma, the
Director of Digital forensic Unit at RIB.
The event attended by Alfred Ntaganda, Information
Security analyst at Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), Jean Bonfils
Tuyishimire, Director of Digital Information at Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas
Board and co-founder of Africa Cybersecurity Consortium(ACC), as well as
Maurice Kajangwe, Senior Cyber Security Engineer in Ministry of ICT and
Innovation.
They shared experience in dealing with cyber threats
to extend ICT users’ awareness.
“It’s difficult to convince someone with no idea
about computer programming. […] You can detect at least 5,000 threats per month
on a small website,” said Tuyishimire.
He advised ICT users to purchase systems that allow
them to detect malwares.
Kajangwe explained that cyber threats increased
during Coronavirus pandemic as many people shifted to online businesses and
urged ICT users to should invest in Cyber security to ensure full protection.
ICT users have been advised to stand firm to prevent
hackers through investment in cyber security and buy systems enabling them
protect their devices against malicious attacks.
In the event two winners of the CTF(Capture The
Flag) competition that took place a day before on 29th were awarded with
training and exam vouchers of one of the most common certificates in
Information security CEH, Certified Ethical Hacker form EC-COUNCIL were Next
Byte is an Accredited Training Center
NEXT BYTE Training Center is a Rwanda-based company
that provides professional training solutions to cyber security individuals,
small, medium and large enterprises, performing VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment
and Penetration Testing) for institutions, developing business continuity,
audit and certify institutions with the ISO27001 among others.
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