Cybersecurity Capacity Review: Republic of Sierra Leone

52 Pages Posted: 4 Sep 2020

Date Written: September 30, 2016

Abstract

Through collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC, or ‘the Centre’) has facilitated a review of the maturity of cyber-security capacity of the Republic of Sierra Leone, hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communications. The objective of this review is to enable the Republic of Sierra Leone to gain an understanding of its cyber-security capacity in order to strategically prioritize further investment in capacities.

Between 29th June and 1st July 2016, stakeholders from the following sectors participated in round-table consultations: government departments and ministries, academia, civil society, legislators and policy owners, diplomatic missions, Information Technology leaders from government and the private sector, Internet Service Providers and the banking sector.

Keywords: assessments, model, cyber-security capacity, cyber capacity building, cyber-security policy, cybersecurity strategy, cyber culture, cyber-security education, legal and regulatory frameworks, cyber-security standards, cyber-security skills

Suggested Citation

Ignatuschtschenko, Eva and Roberts, Taylor, Cybersecurity Capacity Review: Republic of Sierra Leone (September 30, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3658478 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3658478

Eva Ignatuschtschenko (Contact Author)

University of Oxford ( email )

Mansfield Road
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
United Kingdom

Taylor Roberts

University of Oxford ( email )

Mansfield Road
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
United Kingdom

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