Kenya Combats Cyber Crime

Internet users will soon be assigned a virtual identify that will make it easier to trace cyber criminals, government officials say. The move comes after a marked increase in cyber crime.

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East Africa's financial sector loses more than 170 million Ksh every year through cyber crime, according to Cyber Security Africa.

  • Kenya:   Identities for Internet Users

    The Star, 20 November 2012

    It will be easier to trace cyber criminals in future. The government will soon launch a recently procured public key infrastructure which allocates virtual identities to internet… Read more »

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