Mr. Mucheru urged the private sector to invest in cybersecurity infrastructure to complement ongoing Government efforts to curb the vice, citing investment opportunities for players in the internet security space to ensure security infrastructure matches current threat trends. “With more than 75.3 percent of Kenyan citizens formally included in financial services, one would logically expect a correspondent increase in cybersecurity investments in the financial services sector. “The very essence of introducing Ajira Digital in partnership with Rockefeller Foundation and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance was to tap online job opportunites for the youth. In the report, Chief Security Officers cited budget constraints, poor compatibility of systems, and a lack of trained talent as the biggest barriers to advancing their security postures. ESET East Africa, that specilises in internet security notes that effective infrastructural cybersecurity measures come at a budgetary cost which must be respected by C-Suite executives if organisations are to tame the constantly evolving cyber threat landscape.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2017 08:48 UTC