Development Community (SADC) countries and the rest of the world. However, with the rapid development of the ICT sector, the Government of Malawi through the MGDS III, recognizes the potential broadband growth which puts the users of ICT services at a cyber risk. Thus, the Government of Malawi needs to be prepared and deploy effective strategies or measures to create a conducive environment that builds trust and confidence in the use of ICTs by Malawian businesses and citizens. 1.2.2. Cybersecurity in Malawi Understanding the current cybersecurity-related activities of Malawi is critical to ensuring the effective cooperation between Malawi’s stakeholders and their cybersecurity-related mandates and activities. Therefore, this Strategy considers the various functions and activities of the different stakeholders in Malawi relating to cybersecurity. Noteworthy cybersecurity-related activities undertaken in Malawi over the past year include the recent approval of the Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act (2016) and the development of this National Cybersecurity Strategy. The recently promulgated Electronic Transactions and Cyber ecurity Act (2016) address a number of ICT security issues like cybercrime, data protection, and privacy among others. For instance, the Electronic-Transactions and Cybersecurity Act (2016) will enable citizens to undertake various electronic transactions with the full protection of the law, as well as ensure citizens are protected from computer related harms like cybercrimes, viruses and hacks. Part 6 of the Electronic-Transactions and Cyber Security Act (2016) provides details of offences; Clause 87, for instance, addresses events where an individual knowingly introduces or spreads a software code that damages computer, computer system or network. Other issues addressed in the Act include cryptography, Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), the establishment of the Malawi National CERT and the appointment of cyber inspectors. However, efforts to address challenges within the cyberspace in Malawi were fragmented due to the absence of a coordinated strategic approach by all key stakeholders. This Strategy will therefore provide a link among all these stakeholders to provide effective solutions to the identified challenges. The NCS as an overarching strategy provides a platform for: the Ministry of Justice to deal with the legal issues related to the cyberspace in conjunction with all law enforcement agencies; the regulatory authorities to review the effectiveness of the legal and regulatory framework; and the academia to review the curricula and offer training suited to the trends in addressing challenges in the cyberspace. The extent of cybersecurity issues entails generic actions to specific sectors that eventually feeds into the national strategy. For instance the banking sector has embarked on sector 3