ACROSS INDIA CYBERCRIMES HAS GROWN TO OVER 50 %

Recently we witness some shocking reports showing rapid increase of cybercrimes. One of the report shows QATAR has been one of the leading target of cybercrime this year. Despite of the initiatives taking places across countries there are still some countries with huge number of cybercrime cases, one of them is India where by the rise of cybercrime has increased to over 50%  this year.

Cybercrimes registered under the IT Act shot up by over 50% across India between 2012 and 2013, shows the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The maximum offenders came from the 18-30 age group. Among states, the highest incidents of cybercrime took place in Maharashtra (907) followed by Uttar Pradesh (682) and Andhra Pradesh (651).

The maximum arrests for cybercrimes under the IT Act took place in Maharashtra: 426. Andhra Pradesh was a distant second with 296 arrests. Uttar Pradesh was third at 283 arrests.

In percentage terms, the state that saw the most dramatic increase in cases registered under the IT Act was Uttarakhand at 475% (from 4 cases to 23); Assam a close second with 450% (from 28 cases to 154). Interestingly, the picture postcard union territory, Andaman and Nicobar islands, registered an eye-popping increase of 800% (two cases in 2012 to 18 in 2013) in the same category.

Trends in the report show that the maximum cases of cybercrimes in 2013 were for "hacking with computer systems". Transmission of obscene messages, or "obscene publication/transmission in electronic form" came a distant second in the category.

JEDDAH POLICE OPEN DIGITAL LAB TO COMBAT CYBERCRIME

Abdullah-Mohammed-Qaitani.

The Jeddah Police have opened up an exclusive digital laboratory as part of a comprehensive plan to combat cybercrimes, which have gained precedence in the Kingdom as an increasing number of people use the new media and social networking sites to communicate their ideas and opinions.

Maj. Gen. Abdullah Qaitani, chief of Jeddah Police inaugurated the lab on behalf of Makkah Regional Police Abdulaziz Al-Asoli. Ahmed bin Zayed Al-Asiri, director general of Criminal Investigation Department, Ahmed Al-Faqih, director of Forensic and Information Technology also attended the inaugural function, according to Jeddah Police.

“This section deals exclusively with cybercrime and its technical aspects, said Lt. Aati Al-Quraish, spokesperson of police on Saturday.

The Anti-Cybercrime Law was approved by a Royal decree on March 26, 2007. The law aims at combating cybercrimes by identifying such crimes and determining their punishments to ensure information security, protection of rights pertaining to the legitimate use of computers and information networks, protection of public interest, morals, common values and protection of the national economy.

Cybercrime is on the rise across the Middle East and in Saudi Arabia, and protecting against cyber threats is an ongoing management challenge for organizations in the country. Consumer cybercrime cost the Kingdom SR2.6 billion in the previous year, according to a survey by Symantec, one of the world’s largest consumer cybercrime studies.

AINA MPYA YA UHALIFU UNAOKUJA KWA KASI NCHINI TANZANIA

Miongoni mwa makosa mtandao kuna lijulikanalo kama “Phishing” ambapo kosa hili limekua likidumu kwa muda sasa katika nchi mbali mbali na kwa upande wa Afrika ilizoeleka kuanzishiwa kutokea Naigeria pamoja na Ghana.

Nchi mbali mbali zimechukulia uhalifu huu kua ni hatari kwani unaweza kuwa na madhara makubwa kwa mtendewa ikiwa ni pamoja na kupelekea kufilisi mtu, kupata taarifa za watu kinyume na sheria/ makubaliano na hata wakati mwingine kupelekea kuleta madhara mengine kama kutumika kuhatarisha mifumo mbali mbali.

Kwa kuzingatia hili nchi mbali mbali zimekua na sheria kali dhidi ya uhalifu huu , huku nchi za afrika kupitia umoja wa wataalam wa maswala ya usalama mtandao kuanzisha kamati yenye watu maalaum kuangazia macho uhalifu huu na kutoa taarifa huku hatua zikichukuliwa.

Makampuni ya Ati-vurus nayo yametoa uzito kwenye hili na kuhakiki wanaunda nyezo madhubuti za utambuzi wa aina hii ya uhalifu na mara kwa mara wakiwasilisha ripoti zao.

Changamoto bado zipo kutokana na upungufu wa uelewa kwa wananchi mbali mbali juu ya uhalifu huu inayo sababisha  waathirika kueendelea kuwa wengi kila kukicha.

Uchunguzi umeonyesha mara nyingi panapokua na jambo linalo fatiliwa na wengi ndipo wahalifu wanapenyeza hapo na kuanza kusambaza aina hii ya uhalifu. Nimepata kuliandikia hili kupitia taarifa ya Uhalifu unao ambatana na World cup kama inavyosomeka "HAPA" kwa kirefu.

Kwa upande wa Tanzania pamekua pakizungumzwa mara zote matumizi mabaya ya mitandao, yanapelekea uhalifu mtandao na hatua kali zitachukuliwa kwa wale wote watakao bainika kujihusisha na uhalifu mtandao.

NIGERIA RAISES THE ALARM OVER INCREASING RATE OF CYBERCRIME

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, on Thursday, expressed concern over the increasing rate of cybercrimes in the country and its negative effect on the economy.

Dasuki, who spoke at the First National Cybersecurity Forum themed ‘Towards Multi-Stakeholders Partnership for National Cybersecurity Engagement’ held at the Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos noted that proactive steps needed to be taken to arrest the trend.

The NSA said that government could not afford to be apathetic because of the cutting edge technology being used by cyber criminals, thus the need to priotise securing Nigeria’s cyberspace.

He said: “Realising the importance of cyberspace, the Federal Government of Nigeria has designated cyber security as a national security priority with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) stepping up efforts towards meeting the challenge by working in close collaboration with all stakeholders to ensure a safer and more secure cyberspace.”

He added that experiences from other countries had shown that national cybersecurity initiatives could best be achieved by adopting a coordinated and integrated approach encompassing Law; Technology; Institutional Capacity Building; Private Sector Partnership (PPP) and International Law Enforcement Cooperation.

KENYA YAWASILISHA RIPOTI YAKE YA USALAMA MTANDAO

Bwana. Joseph Tiampati

Mashambulio ya mtandao nchini Kenya yamekuwa ni zaidi ya nusu kwa mwaka uliopita, na nchi kupoteza takriban shilingi bilioni 2 (dola milioni 22.8) kwa mwaka, hii ni kwa mujibu wa ripoti ya usalama mtandao ya Kenya ya mwaka huu wa 2014.

Ikiwa ni kipindi muhimu ambapo ripoti  za usalama mitandao katika ngazi mbali mbali zinaendelea kuwasilishwa, Kenya nayo imewasilisha ripoti yake ya mwaka 2014 huku ikiwa imeonyesha hofu kuzidi ya ukuaji ma uhalifu katika usalama mitandao  nchini mwake.

Ripori hiyo inayoweza kupatikana "HAPA" imekuja wakati muafaka kwani Kenya ipo kwenye mchakato wa kuboresha sera zake zihusuyo usalama mtandao na kuimarisha uwezo wake wa kupambana na uhali mtandao nchini humo. Ki undani katika hili linasomeka "HAPA"

Akizindua ripoti hiyo, Katibu Mkuu Habari na Mawasiliano na Teknolojia Joseph Tiampati alisema wahalifu, ikiwa ni pamoja na magaidi, wameingia katika mitandao kufanya shughuli za uhalifu, na aliyataka mashirika kudumisha mifumo mizuri ya usalama kulinda dhidi ya mashambulizi.

Bwana. Kris Senanu

Aidha, Bwana Kris Senanu akizungumza katika uzinduzi huo ameeleza yakua Mitandao hii leo imekua ni nyenzo muhimu katika ukuaji wa uchumi na pia kijamii pamoja na kuzitaka kampuni za mawasiliano kuhakiki usalama wa mifumo yao iko vizuri ili kuweza kukidhi mahitaji ya wateja wao.

ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT DRAFT INTERNET LAW TO CONTROL 'GOSSIP' MEDIA

The internet has become permeated many areas of our lives. And now in a bid to monitor what goes in and out of their countries through this entity; many governments are coming up with laws to monitor what is going on with the internet content in their areas.

The latest is a law set to be drafted in Zambia that seeks to control "gossiping" in the country's online media.

This was reported recently by Global Voices Advocacy, a project of Global Voices Online that seeks to build a global anti-censorship network of bloggers and online activists dedicated to protecting freedom of expression online.

"The Zambian government is drafting a law intended to address online media and tackle internet abuse and cybercrime" said Information and Broadcasting Permanent Secretary Bert Mushala while on a tour of media houses in the in the Copperbelt Province, about 400 km north of the capital, Lusaka. The PS made the announcement while in the company of Information Minister Dr Joseph Katema.

Dr. Joseph Katema

Joseph Katema, Information and Broadcasting minister, on his apart said: "It's the intention of the PF government to broaden the information base to reach out to the public. Government is cognisant of the information gap, that is why we are putting policies in place that support media growth."

TANZANIA YAASWA KUJIFUNZA KUFUATIA KUKATAZWA MATUMIZI YA WINDOW 8 CHINA

Katika wiki chache zilizopita kulikuwa na msuguano kati ya serikali ya Marekani na China , Serikali ya Marekani inailaumu china kwa kufanya udukuzi kwenye kampuni zake na biashara nyingine huku china nayo ikiilaumu marekani taarifa juu ya hili inaweza kusomeka "HAPA" .

Uchina baada ya hali hiyo ikaamua kukataza matumizi ya windows 8 kwenye kompyuta zote za serikali na taasisi zote zinazopewa fedha na serikali ya nchi hiyo na hili linaweza kusomeka kwa kirefu na viambatanishi vingine "HAPA"

Serikali ya China na wataalamu wake kadhaa wanasema matumizi ya windows 8 ni hatari kwa usalama wao na ustawi wao , kwahiyo wamekataza na kuendelea kutengeneza program yao ya COS China Operating System kwa ajili ya matumizi ya serikali pamoja na taasisi zake .

Kwan nchi za ulaya suala kama hili liliwahi kutokea miaka kadhaa iliyopita , lakini umoja wa ulaya ulienda mahakamani na mahakama ikaamua Microsoft itoe source code kwa umoja wa ulaya ili waweze kubadilisha na kuweka mambo yao kwa maslahi ya umoja wa ulaya .

Kitu kikubwa ambacho serikali ya uchina inalalamikia kuhusu Windows 8 ni hii source code, serikali ya china inataka source code ya bidhaa hii ili iweze kuifanyia mabadiliko iendane na maslahi yake haswa kwenye mambo ya ulinzi na usalama .

US CYBER COMMANDER: “BUSINESSES MUST ‘OWN’ CYBERSECURITY THREATS”

Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers

Cybersecurity threats are a vital issue for the nation, and like the Defense Department, businesses must own the problem to successfully carry out their missions, DOD’s top cybersecurity expert told a forum of businesspeople.

Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service, at Bloomberg Government’s Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, June 3, 2014.

Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service, addressed cybersecurity concerns in an interview with Trish Regan of Bloomberg Television at Bloomberg Government’s Cybersecurity Summit.

Corporations must successfully deal with cybersecurity threats, because such threats can have direct impacts on business and reputation, Rogers told the business audience.

“You have to consider [cybersecurity threats] every bit as foundational as we do in our ability to maneuver forces as a military construct,” he said.

KENYA KUANZISHA KITENGO MAALUM CHA KUPAMBANA NA UHALIFU MTANDAO

Bwana. Keriako Tobiko

Mkurugenzi wa Mashtaka ya umma ya nchini Kenya Bwana. Keriako Tobiko ametangaza kuanzishwa kwa kitengo maalumu kitakacho pambana na  uhalifu mtandao katika ofisi yake. Amedai hatua hii imefikiwa kutokana na kuongezeka kwa idadi ya uhalifu unaofanywa na wahalifu wenye uelewa wa teknolojia.

"Kwa mtazamo wa kuongezeka kwa uhalifu wa mtandao, Ofisi ya Mkurugenzi wa Mashtaka wa Umma (ODPP) imeanzisha kitengo maalumu kusimamia mashtaka ya wahalifu wa mtandao," Tobiko alisema, kwa mujibu wa The Standard la Kenya.

Takwimu zinaonyesha Kenya inapoteza kiasi cha shilingi bilioni 2 (Dola milioni 23.3) kwa mwaka kupitia uhalifu wa mtandao." Aliongeza Bwana Tobiko.

Hata hivyo, alisema, jitihada za kuwakamata na kuwashitaki watuhumiwa zimekua ngumu kutokana na ukosefu wa sheria zinazofaa, zikiwaacha huru wahalifu kufanya uhalifu wa mtandao ambao unatishia usalama wa taifa, miundombinu ya teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano pamoja na haki ya usiri wa raia.

"Kwa kutambua kwamba kwa sasa kuna sheria zisizotosheleza za kushtaki uhalifu wa mtandao, ODPP imeandaa warsha ya kupitia upya sheria zilizopo na kuandaa rasimu ya mswada wa kina kuhusu uhalifu wa mtandao kulingana na taratibu husika za kimataifa zinazofaa," Tobiko alisema, akiongeza kwamba matumaini ya kuwa na mswada wa kina wa uhalifu wa mtandao yatakamilika mwaka huu.

UK PROPOSES LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR SERIOUS CYBER CRIMES

Home Secretary Theresa May's

Home Secretary Theresa May's legislative programme was announced in the Queen's Speech on Wednesday, with the Serious Crime Bill one of the changes being introduced with an eye on tackling corrupt accountants, solicitors and even cyber-criminals by giving courts tougher judicial powers.

In particular, the changes will allow police to seize assets from convicted gang bosses and will widen the punishment for so-called ‘Mr Big' criminals who often partake in criminal activity without hands-on involvement. This crime-by-association offence will carry up to five years' imprisonment.

The bill, the full details of which can be found on the "GOV.UK WEBSITE", details further sanctions for those possessing paedophile 'manuals' and extra reach for the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, and also grants extra powers on cyber policing.

One of the changes, for instance, stipulates that the government would amend the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to “ensure sentences for attacks on computer systems fully reflect the damage they cause.” This would ensure maximum jail sentences of up to 14 years for serious cyber-attacks.

THE RISE OF CYBERCRIMES IN GHANA WORRIES THE GOVERNMENT

Mr. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur

Ghana Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has urged ISPs to put in place effective measures to combat internet fraud, amid rapidly increasingly cybercrime.

Ghana is currently ranked second in Africa behind Nigeria in terms of cybercrime. Cameroon is third.

In Ghana cybercrime is called “Sakawa” and it is claiming victims almost every week.

“Ghana cybercriminals are young (21-35 years of age), highly IT skilled, agile and technologically alert, and thought to be operating inside the country but also moving swiftly across the sub-region, leaving a trail of destruction and tears” –  Issa Sikiti reported.

Cybercriminals steal more than US$600-million annually globally, and Ghanaians and Nigerians are said to be currently collaborating with powerful global syndicates to advance this white-collar crime on the continent.

At least 40% of the alleged cybercriminals arrested in Ghana are Nigerians and 38% are Ghanaians, with the nationalities of Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo completing the list, the Journal of Information Technology Impact said, citing police statistics.

The Ghanaian government is not only worried about the involvement of young people in this crime, but also about the negative publicity emanating from the country’s ‘comfortable’ position in global cybercrime.

 

Ghana Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur last week urged internet service providers (ISPs) to put in place effective measures to combat internet fraud, which he said was tarnishing the country’s image in the eyes of the international community.

WAHALIFU MTANDAO WAITIKISA KOLOMBIA

Polisi Wa  kuzuia uhalifu Mtandao.

Wakala unaofuatilia matumizi ya mitandao duniani (IAB) umebaini watumiaji wa intaneti nchini Kolombia wamekua ni asilimia 70 ya wakazi milioni 47 wa nchi hiyo huku ikibainishwa ya kuwa nchi hiyo ukuaji wa uhalifu mtandao umeendelea kukua kwa zaidi.

Mwaka 2011 Kolombia ilikua Nchi ya kwanza kuanzisha sera ya usalama mitandao katika ukanda wan chi za latini amerika kupitia baraza la taifa la nchini humo linaloshughulikia maswala ya sera za uchumi na kijamii (COMPES).

Kupitia Sera hiyo, Paliundwa kikundi kinachoshughulikia maswala ya mitandao kilicho unganishwa moja kwa moja na wizara ya ulinzi pamoja na polisi wa nchini humo kupitia kitengo kinachojiusisha na maswala ya ulinzi mtandao.

Pamoja Na jitada zote hizo bado nchi hiyo imeendelea kukumbwa na mamia ya uhalifu mtandao unaofanywa dhidi ya raia wake na serikali ya nchi hiyo na ndipo palipo anzishwa misheni inayotoa misaada ya kiufundi ya usalama mitandao jijini Bogota nchini humo.

RASIMU YA USALAMA WA MTANDAO YAKAMILIKA NCHINI TANZANIA

Uhalifu mtandao umeendelea kukua kwa kasi katika maeneo mbali mbali duniani. Hii imepelekea Microfoft kuanzisha kitengo maalumu kitakacho ongeza uwezo wa kukabiliana na usalama mtandao kama inavyosomeka kwenye taarifa ya kingereza inayosomeka "HAPA".

Wakati huo huo takwimu zilizo tolewa na Idara ya upelelezi kupitia kitengo cha kukabiliana na uhalifu mtandao ya nchini Sirilanka zimeonyesha ukuaji wa makosa hayo katika nchi hiyo yameendelea kukukua kwa kasi. Takwimu hizo zinapatikana katika tovuti yao inayosomeka "HAPA".

Pamoja na nguvu kubwa ya mapambano dhidi ya uhalifu mtandao bado changamoto kubwa hasa katika nchi za afrika imekua ni upungufu wa sharia zinazoweza kuwafanya wahalifu kuchukuliwa hatua stahiki pale inapothibitika uhalifu mtandao kufanyika.

Nchi mbali mbali zimeendelea kuboresha sharia zao na kuzifanya kua kali zaidi ili kuweza kuhimili vishindo vya wahalifu mtandao ambapo wanaonekana kushika kasi ya kipekee. Moja ya nchi hizo ni hapa kwetu TANZANIA.

Prof. Makame Mbarawa

Wizara ya mawasiliano, sayansi na teknolojia imekamilisha rasimu ya miswadada mitatu ya sharia za usalama wa mtandao ili kudhibiti uhalifu katika mitandao nchini Tanzania.

Akiwasilisha makadirio ya bajeti ya wizara hiyo, Waziri profesa makame Mbarawa alitaja miswada hiyo kuwa ni sharia ya usalama wa mtandao, sharia ya kulinda taarifa binafsi, sharia miamala ya kielektoniki na sharia ya kudhibiti uhalifu mtandao na komputa.

POLISI WA UNGANISHA NGUVU KWENYE MAPAMBANO DHIDI YA UHALIFU MTANDAO

Polisi wa visiwa vya kifalme vya Solomon vilivyopo pasifiki ya kusini wameunganisha nguvu katika mapambano dhidi ya uhalifu mtandao na kuelezwa ya kwamba nguvu kubwa itasogezwa mashuleni ili kukuza uelewa wa maswala ya uhalifu mtandao (Awareness) na kusisitizwa hiyo ndio itakua shabaha yao ya awali. Haya yamebainishwa na Bradford Theonomi katika taarifa yake ya kingereza inayosomeka   "HAPA" .

Kupitia program ya mpango uliopewa jina la “Cyber safety pasifika” uliopangwa kuwasaidia watoto, vijana na wakubwa kutumia teknolojia katika hali ya usalama iliyojiri kuanzia mnamo tarehe 19 -25 May mwaka huu (2014) ulilenga kuhakiki matumizi salama ya mitandao visiwani humo unapewa kipaumbele na ukanda mzima wa pasifiki ya kusini kwa ujumla wake.

Makubaliano hayo yalifikiwa wakati wa mkutano ulio fanyika na kuwahusisha wakuu wa polisi wa visiwa hivyo. Kauli mbiu iliyo someka kama “ Historia yetu, Utamaduni wetu na mitandao yetu” Ilidahmiriwa kuhamasisha matumizi salama ya mitandao na simu katika ukanda huo wa pasifiki ya kusini.

Bi. Juanita Matanga

Bi. Juanita Matanga, Mkuu wa polisi wa visiwa hivyo aliainisha utayari wa kujipanga kukabiliana na uhalifu mtandao huku akitolea maelezo ukuaji wa kasi wa matumizi ya mitandao na simu katika visiwa hivyo na duniani kwa ujumla. Aidha Alieleza ukuwaji wa matumizi ya mitandao bahati mbaya wengi hawajui athari zake. Hilo ndilo lililo wasukuma kuanzisha kampeni hiyo ya kukuza uelewa wa maswala ya uhalifu mtandao (Cybercrime Awareness Campaign) visiwani humo.

SERIKALI NCHINI UCHINA IMEPIGA MARUFUKU MATUMIZI YA WINDOW 8.

Nchini uchina kumezuka gumzo baada ya serikali kupiga marufuku matumizi ya Window 8 katika computa zote za serikali nchini humo. Taarifa iliyo chapishwa na “CHINA DAILY” ilibainisha uamuzi huo wa serikali uliowekwa kwenye tovuti ya serikali ya nchini humu ambapo ilisisitiza zoezi hilo hali husu komputa za watu binafsi isipokuwa zile zinazotumiwa na serikali.

Tangazo hilo la serikali linalosemeka “HAPA” limebainisha uamuzi huo wa serikali umekuja baada ya kufungiwa huduma za kiusalama kwa Window XP huku likiweka wazi ya kuwa wamefikia hapo kutokana na sababu za kiusalama mtandao. Komputa hizo za serikali zitakua ziki tumia Operating system nyingine yoyote isipokua Window 8 ilisistizwa.

Kwa sasa nchini uchina inasemekana Komputa nyingi za serikali zilikua zinatumia Window Xp ambayo imekua si salama tena kimtandao ambapo inaweza ruhusu mhalifu kupenya na kuleta madhara kwa mtumiaji hivyo kuongeza wimbi la uhalifu mtandao kwa sasa, hususan watumiaji wa Window hiyo iliyositishiwa huduma kwa sasa.

Kwa upande wa Microsoft, Imeonyehsa mshangao kuwa window 8 imeonywa kutumika nchini humo ilhali wanaamini iko salama na wanaipatia huduma zozote za kiusalama kila inapo hitajika, Msemaji wa Microsoft alinukuliwa akisema hivyo na kusisitiza ya kuwa Microsoft imekua ikitumia nguvu ya ziada kuhakiki bidhaa zake na huduma zake zinafikia kiwango cha matumizi kwa mujibu wa mahitaji ya serikali.

U.S. CHARGES USERS OF MALICIOUS SOFTWARE WITH CYBERCRIMES

NEW YORK – Hackers who paid $40 for a sinister software program called BlackShades stole sexually explicit photographs from personal computers, trained victims’ webcams on them using a remote access tool, and threatened victims who tried to block the online intrusions, prosecutors said Monday as they announced charges against BlackShades users.

Justice officials said BlackShades, which had thousands of customers and infected about half a million computers worldwide, underscored the global threat of cybercrime.

“It is without doubt one of the greatest threats to our country,” the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara, said at a news conference hours officials in Washington announced charges against members of the Chinese military for allegedly hacking into computers of U.S. companies.

Prosecutors in New York did not provide details about victims of BlackShades and its flagship feature, Remote Access Tool, or RAT, which let users hijack victims’ computers. But last year, officials said they found evidence that BlackShades had been used to spy on Miss Teen USA 2013 Cassidy Wolf.

Jared James Abrahams, 20, a college student from Temecula, Calif., was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in March after pleading guilty to computer hacking and extortion in that case.

Preet Bharara

Bharara said one of BlackShades’ alleged co-creators, Alex Yucel, a Swedish citizen, had been arrested in Moldova and was awaiting extradition to the United States. Also arrested was Brendan Johnston of Thousand Oaks, Calif., who is accused of selling BlackShades to others and providing technical support to customers between August 2011 and September 2012.

TANZANIA NA HALI YA USALAMA WA KIMTANDAO - 2

Wiki iliyopita nilianza sehemu ya kwanza ya makala yangu kuhusu hali ya usalama wa kimtandao nchini, endelea… 

Bonyeza Link hapo Chini Kusoma Taarifa ya - 2.

Tanzania na hali ya usalama Kimtandao - 2 (MWANACHI - Gazeti)

TANZANIA NA HALI YA USALAMA WA KIMTANDAO - 1

Hivi karibuni kumekuwa na midahalo mbalimbali ambayo imekua ikiendelea katika nchi nyingi, ikiwamo Tanzania kuhusu masuala ya ulinzi wa huduma za mtandao.Binafsi nimepata kuhudhuria mijadala kama mwanachama wa kudumu wa kikundi kinachojihusisha na masuala ya ulinzi mtandao katika nchi za Afrika. Katika vikao tofauti, majadiliano yalikua ni mengi ambapo hali ya usalama wa kimtandao imechambuliwa kwa ngazi ya kidunia, na kudhihirika kuwa kumekuwepo na ongezeko kubwa la makosa ya kimtandao, hususan mwaka huu. 

Hadi sasa baadhi ya nchi tayari zimeweza kupiga hatua katika kukabiliana na hali hiyo. Taarifa iliyowasilishwa na Profesa Hamadoun Toure kutoka ITU (International Telecommunication Union) iliyo chini ya Umoja wa Kimataifa ilisema, kuna mategemeo mwishoni mwa mwaka huu pakawa na watumiaji biilioni 2.7 wa mtandao 

Aidha, ripoti iliyowasiilishwa na ITU huko Geneva ilisema, kumekuwepo na ongezeko kubwa la madhara ya uhalifu wa kimtandao, ambapo ilielezwa mitandao imekuwa ikiathiriwa kwa zaidi ya asilimia 30. Pia mitandao ijulikanayo kama “Phishing Sites spoofing social networks” imeongezeka kwa asilimia 125, na kuelezwa nusu ya vijana wenye umri kati ya miaka 13 hadi 17 uliimwenguni kote wamekua wakiathirrika na kilichotambulishwa kama “Cyberbulling”. 

Vile vile tafiti zilizowasilishwa katika ripoti ya “The World Federation of Exchanges and the International Organization of Securities Commissions” zimeeleza nusu ya taasisi za fedha duniani zimeweza kuathirika na uhalifu wa kimtandao ikiwamo wizi hadi kufikia mwaka jana mwishoni Kibaya zaidi ni kwamba takriban robo ya taasisi hizo zinaelezwa kushindwa kutatua changamoto hiyo. Kimsingi, jambo hili na mengine yaliyojadiliwa kwa kina yalionekana kuwa ni changamoto kubwa katika dunia ya sasa, ambapo kutakuwa na ugumu mgumu kukimbia utumiaji wa teknolojia katika maisha ya kila siku.

Hali ilivyo Tanzania

Kwa sasa hali ya utumiaji wa mitandao nchini imeongezeka katika sekta mbalimbali, kuanzia kufanya miamala ya biashara hadi katika sekta za elimu na maeneo mengine mengi. Hata hivyo, kuna wimbi kubwa la matumizi mabaya ya mitandao, hivyo kusababisha athari kubwa kwa jamii hasa katika masuala ya biashara na usalama wa nchi.