Zambia: First Cyber Security Lab Unveiled

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201407300414.html

By Chusa Sichone
Times of Zambia
July 30, 2014

VISITING International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deputy 
secretary-general Houlin Zhao has launched the first-ever cyber security 
laboratory in Zambia, which will enable law-enforcement agencies to combat 
Information Communication Technology (ICT)-related crimes.

The laboratory is based at the Zambia Police Service headquarters in 
Lusaka, whose refurbishment and procurement of equipment was done by the 
Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) at a 
cost of K700,000.

Mr Zhao said that cyber crime was a fast-growing phenomenon as more and 
more criminals were exploiting connectivity, convenience and anonymity of 
the Internet to commit various crimes that had no borders.

"Due to the increased expertise and number of attackers, this laboratory 
will surely have a key role to play in supporting the Government in 
addressing cyber security-related issues at the national and regional 
levels as well as the global level," he said.

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