I. CHALLENGES, DEVELOPMENTS WITH FOCUS FOCUS ON THE POLICY i. Overview In recent times, Ghana has experienced a number of cyber attacks including defacing of a number of government websites by Internet hackers. These attacks have a denting effect on the cyber image of Ghana and are indications of security weakness of our cyber infrastructure and space. Cyber attacks have become very sophisticated and widespread and many countries are not only focusing on protecting their critical information infrastructure but also ensuring that there are very good incidence responds teams in place to respond to incidents cyber security incidents. Since the turn of the century, we have seen a rapid growth of the Internet in Ghana. The growth has brought in its wake extensive cyber activities and subsequently attacks on various information infrastructure as well as cyber fraud popularly known as “Sakawa”. The biggest challenge is that the designated central point in the country where victims of “Sakawa” can report to at the Police CID Cybercrime Unit is not visible nationally and is under resourced. In cases when these incidences had been reported, it has taken many years to apprehend any suspect because of the lack of expertise in tracking these criminals using computers–based forensic skills. To make matters worse, when such cyber criminals were apprehended and processed to court, there are, more often, not enough legal basis to prosecute these criminal, as the legal system is inadequate to convict and punish cyber criminals. Consequently, Ghana’s image continues dwindle in cyberspace and is therefore considered as a cyber crime prone country. For many years, cyber cafes have been the main source of Internet access, as many people could not afford the high cost of personal computers and Internet access and, as 10 | P a g e National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy