Geneva, Switzerland, September 2014 Challenges and Successes in the Zambian ICT Security Sector Mainza Siamubayi Handongwe, Student Research Fellow, Information and Communications University ITU Workshop on “ICT Security Standardization for Developing Countries” (Geneva, Switzerland, September 2014)

Geneva, Switzerland, September Introduction Zambia has made so much progress in the ICT sector Over the years, we have seen the following major developments; Three mobile telecommunication companies Online services (e-commerce, e- learning, etc) Web hosting Internet Service Provision

Geneva, Switzerland, September Introduction cont' This has lead to exposure to several information security risks including; Website defacement Debit card stealing and cloning Financial losses due to debit card cloning Phishing Internet bundle and mobile credit stealing Denial of Service Wireless network hacking

Geneva, Switzerland, September Introduction cont' This, in most cases, has adversely affected socio-economic activities especially where cyber security preparedness is lacking

Geneva, Switzerland, September Challenges Zambia, like many developing countries, is faced with several challenges in the ICT sector These include; Inadequate policies to curb cyber crime Inadequate qualified personnel to fight cyber crime Inadequate ICT infrastructure to prevent and investigate cyber crime Inadequate sensitization on cyber crime

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate policies to curb cyber crime Zambia had no specific legislation towards address cyber crime until 2004 Computer Crime and Misuse Act number 13 of 2004 enacted following defacement of State House website in 1999 Though it criminalizes some cyber crimes, the act still does not prohibit other major cyber crimes

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate policies to curb cyber crime cont' Offence LegislationPenalty Unauthorised accessLegislatedFifty thousand penalty units or 2-5yrs imprisonment or both Unauthorised modifications LegislatedFifty thousand penalty units or up to 3yrs imprisonment or both Denial of ServiceLegislatedFive thousand penalty units or up to 10 yrs imprisonment or both Unsolicited s (Spam) Not fully legislated. Crime if causes damage to computer system Unauthorised Interception LegislatedTwo thousand penalty units or up to 5yrs imprisonment or both

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate policies to curb cyber crime cont' Offence LegislationPenalty PornographyChild pornography legislated, adult access to online pornography without downloading to hard drive not clearly legislated Not less than 15yrs imprisonment or fine Manufacture of hardware and software for furthering cybercrime Not legislated Computer-related FraudNot specifically legislated Computer-related Forgery Not legislated. e-CommerceNot legislated Identity TheftNot legislated

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate policies to curb cyber crime cont' Act imposes lighter sentences for crimes that would require hefty ones The National ICT Policy of 2007 indicates government's commitment to promote safety in electronic frontier (Lupiya, 2009)

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate policies to curb cyber crime cont' However, the policy does not give mandate to relevant government departments and private sector to combat some cyber crime

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate qualified personnel to fight cyber crime 'According to an ICT industry skills survey, there were three hundred (300) people with graduate qualifications in ICTs in 2008'- S. Habeenzu Lack of ICT Staff structure (rural areas) Most network and systems administrators lack cyber security skills This could be attributed to limited number of institutions offering cyber security training

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate qualified personnel to fight cyber crime cont' The cost of training and certification is also limiting This makes networks/systems that are managed by such personnel vulnerable to attacks Investigation of such incidences becomes difficult due to lack of computer forensic skills

Geneva, Switzerland, September ICT Staff Per Institution InstitutionICT Staff Cyber Security Skilled CBU401 UNZA253 NRDC21 ZCA-Monze10 ZCA-Mpika00 ICU53 Nkhrumah College20 Rusangu Univeristy40 Cooperative College20 Evelyn Hone College30

Geneva, Switzerland, September ICT staff per institution and those with cyber security skills ICT Staff Per Institution

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate ICT infrastructure to prevent and investigate cyber crime Prevention and investigation of cyber crime requires specialized hardware and software These include firewalls, intrusion detection systems, forensic software etc These usually call for huge investments

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate ICT infrastructure to prevent and investigate cyber crime cont' This tends to be the limiting factor for most government and private institutions

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate sensitization on cyber crime The fight against cyber crime would be fruitless without involvement of ICT end users Information sharing with citizens on cyber crime and counter measures was not done in the past, hence the ‘information gap'

Geneva, Switzerland, September Inadequate sensitization on cyber crime cont' The Zambia Information Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) is currently sensitizing citizens on online child protection However, ZICTA's efforts are not adequate considering the the huge task to be undertaken

Geneva, Switzerland, September Successes-Govt and Private Sector Establishment of the Zambia Information Communication Authority (ZICTA) to regulate ICT in Zambia Government has set up the first ever Computer Forensic Laboratory based at the Zambia Police Headquarters A number of police officers have been trained in Information Security and Computer Forensics The Zambian government has partnered with several local and international organizations (including ITU) in the fight against cyber crime

Conclusions and Recommendations  Formulate policies that will mandate relevant departments to prevent and investigate cyber crime, and prosecute perpetrators of such crimes  Invest more in systems that prevent and help investigate cyber crime  Ensure that private institutions invest in systems that guarantee security to users or clients  Train and/or recruit more personnel in cyber security  Establish Computer Incident Response Teams at all levels in govt structures and the private sector  Sensitize citizens on cyber crime and counter measures, and encourage reporting of cyber crimes Geneva, Switzerland, September

Geneva, Switzerland, September Bibliography HABEENZU S. (2010), Zambia ICT Sector Performance Review 2009/2010 LUPIYA S. (2009), Cyber Crime and the Law in Zambia