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MalWaria outbreak in Africa - the fierce urgency of now
by Aireni Omerri CISA CISSP MScFounder, ISfA
infosecafrica@gmail.com
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Career to date
• Royal Holloway 2001-2002, CISSP 2002
• ISSA-UK member since March 2003• Worked on 3 continents; Africa, America and Europe
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Agenda
• Context• UNDHR• Team Cymru• ISfA
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The fierce urgency of now
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Article 31
Internet access is a fundamental human right
AgreeDisagreeDon’t be ridiculous
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Africa
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Digital scramble
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Team Cymru
• dedicated to making the Internet more secure
• research the ‘who’ and ‘why’ of malicious activity
• advise governments and law enforcement agencies around the world
• www.team-cymru.org• contact outreach@cymru.com
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African bot distribution
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Bot distribution contd
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Statistical breakdown
• November 2009 - countries with the highest number of infected computers; Egypt - 42,000, Algeria - 20,000, Nigeria - 11,000, Morocco - 8,000
• Apart from SA (4,000), the rest of the continent has virtually no infected machines
• February 2010 - Egypt’s number of infected computers had increased by 20%
• whitepaper - www.team-cymru.org
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It’s all about change
"Change will not come if WE wait for some other person or some other time. WE are the ones we've been waiting for. WE are the change that WE seek"
Senator Barack Obama, 5 Feb 2008
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ISfA
• Obama was the inspiration, OWASP the aspiration
• dedicated to the advancement and development of information security on the African continent
• closed LinkedIn group - 105 members, 35 in Africa
• management team made up of 4 ISG RHUL alumni; 2 in Nigeria, 2 in the UK
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Logo
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ISfA roadmap
• register as a not-for-profit• website (currently in beta)• initiatives such as infosec awareness for the continent’s 11-18 year olds
• establish partnerships with like minded individuals/organisations
• become the knowledge resource for infosec best practice
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Lastly
The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago.The second best time is now.
African proverb
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