Namibia’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus said the country has made significant progress in cybersecurity. She made the statement at the ministry’s annual staff meeting earlier this week.
“The ministry has signed another agreement with LifeLine/ChildLine Namibia to promote safer online behaviours and inculcate a culture of cyber hygiene among different age groups. Similarly, the National Child Sexual Abuse Reporting Portal will be popularised. This portal allows anyone to anonymously report digital abusive content against children, in a bid to combat cybercrime against them,” she said.
The statements come as the country has faced waves of cyberattacks. The data of 600,000 Telecom Namibia customers was recently compromised due to a cybersecurity breach. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Namibia has a score of 36.93 out of 100 and is classified in the Tier 4 category in 2024.
According to the ITU, the country “demonstrates a fundamental commitment to cybersecurity through government actions that include assessing, establishing or implementing certain generally accepted cybersecurity measures in at least one pillar, or several indicators and/or sub-indicators.”
To address these situations, the government has made investments including one of 131.5 million Namibian dollars (approximately 7 million USD) to, among other things, set up a National Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (Nam-CSIRT).
Source: extensia.tech
