a result of lack of operational guideline, cyber cafes have become fertile ground for
cyber crime.
Ghana’s mobile penetration stood at 115.64% as at the end of March 2015. The high
mobile penetration has brought about an increase in mobile phone threats and fraud.
The increased use of smart phones, especially with the introduction of M-commerce, is
likely to bring more incidents like hackings and other attacks to mobile phone users.
There is therefore a need to create awareness of risk of cyber attacks and exploitations
for mobile users. As a result of mobile fraud, the National Communications Authority
registered all SIM card in Ghana but there still remain high crime in the mobile space as
cyber criminal continue to engage SIM Box fraud and other fraudulent activities.
Until recently, Ghana’s Internet backbone and resources have been largely private
sector driven. This result has been that many government officials send and receiving
highly sensitive government information using free email services such Yahoo and
Google making it vulnerable to information theft. However, since 2008, with the
establishment of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Ghana embarked
on a massive government network rollout to ensure efficiency in government operations
and improved service delivery to citizens. . The result is that NITA now has Internet and
Data services to all Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and has national
datacenter facilities that enable NITA provide email and webhosting services under
government designated second level domain (.gov.gh) NITA is also implementing the
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Digital Certificates to enhance secure
communication within government. There is the need of a strong public private
partnership in crafting our national cyber security policy to take care of the interests of
the private and public sectors.
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National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy