cyberspace. The activities proposed represent a defensive action plan, drawing on the expertise
of CIRT-SL as the Authority to respond to cyber threats.
In undertaking ACD, the Government aims to:
make the state much harder target for state sponsored actors and cyber criminals by
increasing the resilience of our networks;
defeat the vast majority of high-volume/low-sophistication malware activity on networks
by blocking malware communications;
evolve and increase the scope and scale of Government’s capabilities to disrupt serious
state sponsored and cybercriminal threats;
secure our internet and telecommunications gateways, from hijacking;
harden the Sierra Leone’s critical information infrastructure and services against cyber
threats; and
Disrupt the business model of attackers of every type.
In pursuit of these aims, the Government shall:
Work with industry, especially telecoms, to make it significantly harder to attack internet
services and users, and greatly reduce the prospect of attacks having a sustained impact
on Sierra Leone;
increase the scale and development of all cyber constituents to disrupt the most serious
cyber threats to Serra Leone; and
better protect government systems and networks, to help industry build greater security
into the CNI supply chain.
Where possible, these initiatives will be delivered with or through partnerships with industry. For
many, industry will be designing and leading implementation, with the Government’s critical
contribution being expert support, advice and thought-leadership.
The Government will also undertake specific actions to implement these measures, which will
include:
Working with internet service providers (ISPs) to block malware attacks. We will do this
by restricting access to specific domains or web sites that are known sources of malware.
preventing phishing activity that relies on domain ‘spoofing’ (where an email appears to
be from a specific sender, such as a bank or government department, but is actually