The government remains committed to the fight against cybercrime, the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekufful, has said. She said the Communications Ministry had been tasked with the responsibility to champion cyber security initiatives in the country, which according to her, could be executed successfully. She said government intended to scale up the digitisation of the … Read more
Founder of E-Crime Bureau, Mr. Albert Antwi Boasiako, has been appointed Cyber Security Advisor to the Communications Ministry. According to a statement from the communication ministry, Mr. Antwi-Boasiako is to support the ministry to implement the National Cyber Security Policy and Strategy (NCSPS) by building a comprehensive cyber security management architecture that will coordinate cybersecurity services whilst … Read more
The Ministry of Communication has appointed Albert Antwi-Boasiko as a cyber security advisor as part of measures being undertaken to build a comprehensive cyber security management architecture for Ghana. In a statement announcing the appointment, the ministry indicated that the architecture aims at coordinating cyber security services and advise government with a point of contact … Read more
KOFI Annan International Peacekeeping Centre (KAIPTC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with e-Crime Bureau, a leading cyber security agency based in Ghana. The collaboration seeks to develop cyber security programmes and conduct research in the areas of cyber security, cyber intelligence and forensics and cyber incident responses, among others. At the signing ceremony … Read more
The Ministers for Communication and the National Security, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and Albert Kan-Dapaah, have pledged government’s support in the fight against cybercrime at an opening session of a Training of Trainers course at the Judicial Training Institute in Accra on Monday, 3rd April, 2017. The week-long course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for judges and … Read more
The Ministers for Communications and the National Security, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah respectively, have pledged and reiterated government’s support in the fight against cybercrime at an opening session of a Training of Trainers course at the Judicial Training Institute in Accra on Monday, 3rd April, 2017. The week-long course on Cybercrime and … Read more
The National Security minister, Kan Dapaah says Cybercrime is among the top three security threats the country is grappling with. He said the increasing development trends in Information and Communication Technology raises a serious Global Security threat that Ghana is not immune from. Mr. Dapaah made the comments when he addressed the opening ceremony of … Read more
The National Security minister Ken Dapaah says Cybercrime is among the top three security threats the country is grappling with. He said the increasing development trends in Information and Communication Technology raises a serious Global Security threat that Ghana is not immune from. Mr. Dapaah made the comments when he addressed the opening ceremony of … Read more
As at the end of January this year, the total subscriptions of mobile data in Ghana stand at more than 20 million with a penetration rate of 70.90 per cent, Mr Joe Anokye, the Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced. This, he said, brings in its wake the menace of cyber crime … Read more
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre (KAIPTC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading cyber security agency, e-Crime Bureau to develop capacity in the area of cyber security. The collaboration seeks to develop cyber security programmes and conduct research in the areas of cyber security, cyber intelligence and forensics as well as cyber … Read more
Ghana is to establish a national cyber security council to tackle the increasing rate of cyber-crime in the country. The initiative is part of the government’s effort to build a comprehensive cyber security governance arrangement involving all key public and private sector stakeholders. The National Cyber Security Council will be an independent advisory body made … Read more
The Ghana National Coordinator of the Global Action on Cybercrime extended (GLACY+) programme has advocated for a shared Reporting System to combat the menace of cybercrime in the country. The National Coordinator, in the person of Mr. Joe Anokye, is also the Ag. Director General, of the National Communications Authority (NCA). He gave these remarks … Read more
The fight against cyber crime requires high technological-savviness and multiple dimensions, the Director of the Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service, Chief Superintendent of Police Dr Herbert Gustave Yankson, has said. He explained that cyber crime was multi-faceted and sophisticated and, therefore, required a collective responsibility to deal … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has expressed confidence in tackling the phenomenon of spreading fake news on social media before, during, and after the 7 December polls. There have been concerns from various quarters on the probability of some persons inflaming passions and inciting violence using social media, prompting the Inspector General of Police John Kudalor … Read more
Mr Robert P. Jackson, United States, has lauded Ghana’s vibrant and dynamic Information and Communications Technology community, for driving innovations in information technology software, hardware development and the implementation of mobile services. He said, these innovations were improving Ghana’s ability to compete in world markets in the diverse areas of textiles, energy, and commodities. ‘Ghana’s … Read more