Kenya Cyber Security Report 2015
Executive Summary
The past year was a particularly tough period for local organisations
with respect to cyber security. The number of threats and data breaches
increased with clear evidence that home-grown cyber criminals are
becoming more skilled and targeted. This means that local organisations
will continue to lose as they scramble to change their defensive stance.
According to the latest internet usage report from
(the “internet of things”)
Communications Authority of Kenya, there were an
will outnumber people by
estimated 26.1 million internet users in Kenya as of
six to one, transforming
December 2014. This is equivalent to 64 percent of the
current conceptions
country’s total population with access to the internet and
of the internet. In the
over 70% being below 25 yrs.
hyper-connected world
of tomorrow, it will
Compare this to the number of information technology
become hard to imagine
and security risk professionals in the Kenyan market.
a “non-computer crime,”
According to ISACA Kenya, there a total 1,000 certified ICT
and perhaps any crime,
risk professionals in the market. Which means there is
that does not involve
approximately 1 security professionals for every 200,000
electronic evidence linked
internet users. This is a worrying ratio that needs to
with internet protocol (IP)
change if we are going to successfully secure the cyber
connectivity.
versus
space in Kenya.
At Serianu, we have witnessed the ever-evolving
By the year 2017,
technology landscape and believe the next twelve months
it is estimated
will only give cyber criminals more opportunities to
mobile broadband
infiltrate the networks that store business and consumer
subscriptions will
data. Considering the vulnerabilities and attacks we have
approach 80%
seen in the past year, it is clear our exposure is growing.
of the country’s
The key to protecting data is to develop realistic and
total population.
By the year 2020,
the number of
networked devices
Certified ICT Risk
Professionals in
the market
prioritized strategies around situational awareness and
pro-actively implement them.
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