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Cybersecurity: ANTIC trains NW teachers in the face of surging Cybercrime

By Bakah Derick  The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has ended a three-day training seminar in Bamenda. The seminar for Secondary Schools and University Teachers that took place from October 27-29 2021, focused on the theme "teachers, vectors of cybersecurity best practices for an enlightened youth. Participants at the Bamenda seminar  For three days, the teachers mostly of ICT reflected on several modules with them aim of finding a solution to the surging of Cybercrime in schools across the region. Talking to Hilltopvoices after day one of the seminar, Ngwang Roland Yuven North-West Regional delegate for Secondary education admitted that the ANTIC training was timely as many students and youths in the region are now engaging in Cybercrime.  "It is a problem that is real amongst our youth and students are not left out. We have been able to identify areas where they are getting involve which are not good. You find some of them

Securing National Cyberspace: ANTIC recounts landmark achievements including closure of over 3300 fake Facebook accounts

By Bakah Derick The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has presented what can be considered landmark achievements in the institution's mission of securing the national cyberspace. While speaking at the opening of a three-day serminar on cybersecurity and the fight against cybercrime for secondary school and university teachers in the North-West (NW) Region, Ngwang Yufenyuy Landry, ANTIC Regional Branch Manager for the NW presented several activities aimed at combating personal data and privacy related cybercrimes.  Ngwang Yufenyuy Landry, North-West Regional Manager ANTIC  According to the  Manager, "approximately 68 000 vulnerabilities inherent in the information systems of audited organisations have been identified and recommendations formulated to correct them before they get exploited by cybercriminals."  With over 4200 fake Facebook accounts used to scam uninformed citizens identified since 2019, Ngwang Landry told the

Cybersecurity: ANTIC cautions NW teachers, ICT users on phishing, Identity theft, Fake news, others

By Bakah Derick  The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has cautioned teachers and ICT users in the North West Region on the need to remain vigilant about common cyber threats facing them.  Speaking in Bamenda on Wednesday 27 October 2021, during the oepning of a three-day training seminar on cybersecurity and the fight against Cybercrime for Secondary School and University Teachers in the North-West Region, Ngwang Yufenyuy Landry, North West Regional Branch Manager for  ANTIC pointed phishing, Identity theft, Data Breach, Ransomware, Fake News as the most common threats around the cyberspace.  Phishing which he explained as "attacks leverage social engineering by exploiting human emotion to trick victims into giving up sensitive information such as home and email addresses, passwords or credit card details."  Unlike Identity theft which occurs when someone uses your personal identifying information like email addre

Cybersecurity: ANTIC takes anti cybercrime message to college, university teachers in North West

By Bakah Derick  The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) shall assemble Secondary School And University teachers from across the North-West Region in Bamenda for a three-day seminar on "Cybersecurity and the fight against Cybercrime." The seminar to run from the 27-29 October 2021 is taking place under the theme "teachers, vectors of cybersecurty best practices for an enlightened youth."  Prof. Ebot Ebot Enaw, General Manager ANTIC  According to the General Manager of ANTIC Prof. Ebot Ebot Enaw the seminar will "equip teachers and lecturers with skills needed to integrate cybersecurity in ICT courses, in a bid to educate youths -principal users of ICTs, on the dangers inherent in the usage of these new technologies."  The seminar will feature several modules amongst them general concepts on cybercrime, legal framework and human rights, privacy and data protection, digital forensics and cybercrime, ICTs for edu