Malawi CERT

MACRA hosts a Digital Rights workshop In Lilongwe

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to enhance public awareness of digital laws and data protection, emphasizing their implications for individual rights. Speaking at a Digital Rights workshop in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Presidential Advisor on Non-State Actors, Martha Kwataine, who was the Guest of Honour, acknowledged MACRA for

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Finance and Telecommunications Sector Cybersecurity Conference

DAY 1 MACRA Board Director Reverend Father Damaseke has described the Cyber Security Conference for the Banking and Telecommunications sector as pivotal in the digital agenda drive, especially in its drive towards a more secure and resilient cyberspace for all. Father Damaseke was speaking when he officially opened the conference taking place in Mangochi under

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Malawi CERT Conducts A Training For Upcoming Sectoral CERTs

 The Malawi Computer Emergency Team (Malawi CERT), in conjunction with the Forum for Incident Response and Security Team (FIRST), conducted a two day sectoral sector training at Nkopola, Mangochi. Under the theme ‘Navigating Cyber Security in Finance and Telecommunications’, the training aimed at equipping technical personel in these sectors with technical knowlenge in Incident response

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FINANCE AND TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR WORKSHOP

The Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has organized a comprehensive cybersecurity workshop targeting the Finance and Telecommunication sectors. The event is scheduled to take place from February 24-28, consisting of two primary components: Technical Training: A technical training session will be held on February 24-25, focused on preparing participants for upcoming sectoral CERTs in

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Government of Malawi officially launches the Child Online Protection Initiative

 On the 7th of February 2025 the Government of Malawi officially launched the Child Online Protection Initiative.The First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera who is the the Child Online Protection Ambassador called for a shared a responsibility in ensuring the protection and safety of children in the country on digital platforms. Presiding over the official launch

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Macra officially closes the Cybersecurity Awareness Month

 The Authority officially closed the set-aside month of November as the cyber security awareness month under the theme “Secure Our World”.The closing event took place at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre with different activities to mark the day. MACRA Board Director Stella Chuthi is presiding over the event. In her remarks, Chuthi said over the past

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Cisco’s Decade-Old ASA WebVPN Vulnerability being Exploited by Attacker

The Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team warns cisco customers of active exploitation of a decade-old security flaw impacting its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA).The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2014-2120 (CVSS score: 4.3), concerns a case of insufficient input validation in ASA’s WebVPN login page that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS)

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