Crime & Punishment of Friday, 24 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgI did not personally benefit from purchase of cyber-security machine - Former NCA bossFile photoA former Director-General of the National Communication Authority says he never benefitted personally from the purchase of the cybersecurity machine meant to secure the country’s cyberspace. The former Director-General of NCA denied that he and the other accused conspired to steal from the state and also caused financial loss to the state through the purchase of the Pegasus machine. According to him, although the NCA did not have space on cybersecurity issues, the authority’s Engineering Department handled such matters. The former Director-General of NCA debunked the assertion of the state that the 2016 budget of the NCA did not capture the purchase of the cybersecurity equipment. According to Tevie prior to joining the NCA, there was a letter from Mr. Yaw Donkor, the then Director of the National Security, requesting for the support for the purchase of the cybersecurity machine.

Source: GhanaWeb January 24, 2020 05:48 UTC