COVID19 Response

African Computer Security Incident Response Teams are responding to COVID-19 related cyber threats in Member States and working together to protect African citizens and businesses. During these difficult times, the computer emergency response teams in Africa continuously exchange cybersecurity related information, providing summaries and recommendations on how to face the cyber threats related to the outbreak.

African Union

Declaration of Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the Bureau of the Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and ICT 05 May 2020 by Videoconference. https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20200505/declaration-extra-ordinary-meeting-bureau-stc-ict

African National CSIRTs Advisories.

*bjCSIRT, National CSIRT of Benin Republic

  • Guide des bonnes pratiques de sécurité du télétravailleur

https://csirt.gouv.bj/guide-des-bonnes-pratiques-de-securite-du-teletravailleur/

*Centre d’Alerte et de Réponse et Aux Incidents de Sécurité Informatique du Cameroun

  • Alerts

https://www.cirt.cm/

*Le CI-CERT (Côte d’Ivoire – Computer Emergency Response Team)

  • Advisories

https://www.cicert.ci/

  • Comment organiser votre télétravail ? Découvrez (4) outils opensource de teletravail.

https://www.cicert.ci/index.php/actualites/178-comment-organiser-votre-teletravail-decouvrez-4-outils-open-sources-de-teletravail

  • Expliquer le COVID-19 aux enfants.

https://www.cicert.ci/index.php/actualites/174-expliquer-le-covid-19-au-enfants

  • Alerte Cybersecurite Covid-19

https://www.cicert.ci/index.php/actualites/161-alerte-cybersecurite-covid-19

*Ghana National Cybersecurity Centre

https://cybersecurity.gov.gh/

*The National KE-CIRT/CC

  • Alerts and Information Security updates
  • Cybersecurity Bulletin on Working from Home Essentials 2020
  • Cybersecurity Bulletin on Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 2020

https://www.ke-cirt.go.ke/index.php/cybersecurity-bulletin-on-fraud-schemes-related-to-covid-19-2020/

*Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius

  • Vulnerabilities notes

http://cert-mu.govmu.org/

  • Keeping Cyber Healthy during COVID-19 Lockdown Period

http://cert-mu.govmu.org/English/Pages/COVID-19/homepage.aspx

  • COVID-19 Lockdown: Beware of Scams

http://cert-mu.govmu.org/English/Documents/Security%20Alerts/2020/April/Security%20Alert%20on%20Scams.pdf

Moroccan National Computer Emergency Response Team maCERT

https://www.dgssi.gov.ma/

South African National CSIRT

https://www.cybersecurityhub.gov.za/

 Tunisia – TunCERT

  • Actualite

https://www.ansi.tn/

  • COVID-19 et Sécurité:Tout ce que vous devez savoir

https://www.ansi.tn/sites/default/files/SAHER_MAGAZINE_202003.pdf

  • Technical guide about the available remote working tools (OPEN SOURCE) and how to use them in a safe way.

https://www.ansi.tn/formation/outils-de-sensibilisation/outils-de-t-l-travail?fbclid=IwAR0DJrefuJ8WMoz7yyBVgVNw9dFhzQxedDoaUJiBT_I6UkVPDf5omUldZMc

  • Guide on how to install and use some tools for telework .

https://www.ansi.tn/actualite/outils-de-t-l-travail-lansi-met-votre-disposition-un-guide-complet?fbclid=IwAR0VGWmv6JVH9lit9OAC-DLVGphaUEN3DJflrauvAuwYnWTWFnHb9kOOTPo

https://www.facebook.com/ansitn/photos/a.250458211803432/1545796102269630/?type=3&theater

  • Guide, which includes a selection of free commercial security solutions to improve the security of remote connections and workstations.

https://www.ansi.tn/…/outils-de-sensi…/outils-de-t-l-travail

https://www.facebook.com/ansitn/photos/a.250458211803432/1545799368935970/?type=3&theater

 *Uganda National Computer Emergency Response Team and Coordination Center (CERT.UG/CC)

  • Advisories

https://cert.ug/advisories

  • Pandemic Preparedness Advisory

https://cert.ug/pandemic-preparedness-advisory

  • Avoid Scams pretending to be World Health Organisation

https://cert.ug/avoid-scams-pretending-be-world-health-organisation

* Zambia Computer Incident Response Team (ZmCIRT)

  • Security Bulleting

http://www.cirt.zm/