Invest in technologies like Trusted Platform Modules (TPM) and emerging industry
standards such as Fast Identity Online (FIDO), which do not rely on passwords for user
authentication, but use the machine and other devices in the user’s possession to
authenticate.
The Government shall also explore how to encourage the market by providing security ratings
for new products, so that consumers have clear information on which products and services offer
them the greatest security. The Government shall also explore how to link these product ratings
to new and existing regulators, and ways to warn consumers when they are about to take an
action online that might compromise their security.
The Government shall measure its success in building a secure Internet by assessing progress
towards the following outcomes:
the majority of commodity products and services available in Sierra Leone in
2022 are making Sierra Leone more secure because they have their default
security settings enabled by default or have security integrated into their design;
and
all government services provided at national, local and Devolved Administration
level are trusted by the Sierra Leone public because they have been implemented
as securely as possible, and fraud levels are within acceptable risk parameters.
4.1.3 PROTECTING GOVERNMENT
The Government, Devolved Administrations and the wider public sector hold large quantities of
sensitive data. They deliver essential services to the public and operate networks that are critical
to national security and resilience. The Government’s systems underpin the functioning of our
society. The modernization of public sector services will continue to be the cornerstone of the
Digital Strategy. To retain the trust of citizens in online public sector services and systems, data
held by government must be protected and all branches of government must implement
appropriate levels of cyber security in the face of continuous attempts by hostile actors to gain
access to government and public sector networks and data.
We want to achieve the following outcomes: