Following on from the cyber-attacks that yesterday affected multiple government websites, Kenya is on high alert.
After arguably the country’s most severe cyber-attack in recent years, the administration was forced to take several compromised government websites offline. However, the situation has seemingly been contained and access restored to affected sites.
The attacks, which included the defacement with neo-Nazi slogans of many government websites, are suspected to have been carried out by a group identifying itself as PCP@Kenya.
The Ministry of the Interior, said late Monday, that following the incident, it had activated its incident response and recovery procedures, working closely with relevant stakeholders to mitigate the impact and restore access to the affected platforms.
“The situation has been contained and the systems are under continuous monitoring,” it stated.
“Our focus is on building layered defences, improving readiness and ensuring that any attempt is detected quickly, neutralised decisively and its impact minimised.”
The ministry appealed to members of the public as well as public and private institutions, to “remain vigilant, take necessary precautions and report any suspicious-related activity to National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team and Coordination Centre, as well as National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee.”
Raymond Omollo, principal secretary, State Department for Internal Security and National Administration, said: “The incident amounts to a violation of Kenyan law and offenders will be prosecuted, even as the government reaffirms its commitment to safeguarding national digital infrastructure and advancing the digital transformation agenda through enhanced capabilities, coordination and collaboration.”
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