vii.
Addressing Cybercrime: The National Cybersecurity Strategy will promote and
facilitate both individual and collective action in tackling cybercrime, recognizing
both the individual responsibility and collective responsibility in taking steps in
combating cybercrime.
4.4. Strategic Goals
To achieve the above mentioned Vision, the Government of Malawi will work to achieve
the following Six Strategic Goals:
1. Identify and manage the critical information infrastructure of Malawi
2. Develop and enhance cybersecurity-related capacity, infrastructure and regulatory
frameworks.
3. Promote awareness, information sharing and collaboration on cybersecurity.
4. Enable and continuously improve the safety of vulnerable groups2 in cyberspace,
especially the safety of children.
5. Enhance and coordinate the fight against all forms of cybercrime
6. Promote the use of cyberspace to drive social and economic development
The following section details the Specific Objectives and Actions required to achieve the
above mentioned Strategic Goals of the Strategy.
4.5. Specific Objectives and Actions
I.
Strategic Goal (i):
Infrastructure of Malawi
Identify and manage the Critical Information
Protecting the information infrastructure of Malawi is of critical to the Government of
Malawi, especially as successful cyber attacks on them will have severe impacts on the
country. These impacts could include destabilization of Malawi’s economy, national
security risks and stability or reputational damages to individuals. Therefore, it is vital
that Malawi prioritizes the cybersecurity of its critical information infrastructures (CIIs)
which are key for the provision of essential services to Malawi by ensuring these CIIs
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