Cyber Security Development

Ghana in Perspective

NCSPS Development

Establishmentof CERT

NCSPSValidation

Adoption ofNCSPS byCabinet

NCSTWG NCSIAC NCSPS Review GLACY+ Project Security Governance Initiative (SGI) World Bank/Oxford University Engagement Establishment of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Other Activities.

20112014

2015

2016

2017 ToDate

NCSTWG : National Cyber Security Technical Working Group NCSIAC : National Cyber Security Inter-Ministerial Advisory Council NCSPS : National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy GLACY+ : Global Action on Cybercrime Extended

GHANA’S CYBER SECURITY JOURNEY

WORLD BANK NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY POLICY &

STRATEGY(NCSPS)

NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY INTER-MINISTERIALADVISORY COUNCIL (NCSIAC)

NATIONAL CYBER SECURITYCENTRE (NCSC)

NATIONAL CYBER SECURITYTECHNICAL WORKING GROUP

(NCSTWG)

OTHERS

GLACY +

SGI

PARTNERS FOR GHANA’S CYBER SECURITYDEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY ORGANIZATIONALSTRUCTURE

SUB – WORKING GROUPS

Success

Human Resource/ Skillset

FinancialChallenges

PoliticalCommitment

TechnologyChallenges

Cultural / SocialBarriers

Other

CYBER SECURITY CHALLENGES

Effective Governance

Legislative &Regulatory Framework

Cyber SecurityTechnology Framework

Culture of security &Capacity Building

Research & Developmenttowards Self-Reliance

Compliance &Enforcement

Child OnlineProtection

Cyber SecurityEmergencyReadiness

InternationalCooperation

POLICYPILLARS

NCSPS POLICY PILLARS

MANDATE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUB COMMITTEE

• Develop a cybercrime training strategy to build capacity of lawenforcement Agencies, Prosecutors and Judges

• Accession to the Budapest Convention• Create Awareness• Review Our cybercrime legislation• Private Sector Collaboration• Develop Guidelines for Digital Evidence Handling• Develop SOP for Digital Forensic Labs• Review of LEA’s Technical Capacity

October2018

Rectification byParliament

Induction intoGLCAY+Programme

Cabinet Sub Committeeto review the instrument

Assessment ofGhana’s Legislations

ROAD TO ACCESSION OF BUDAPEST CONVENTION

PresidentialAssent

Full CabinetApproval

Ghana’s Request

GHANA’S CYBERCRIME TRAINING STRATEGY

• Cybercrime should not be treated as a specialized area of investigations for all cases

• All Police officers must have knowledge of Ghana’s cyber laws and first responderresponsibilities (achievable within 5years)

• All investigators and senior officers must have knowledge in cybercrime investigationsto fight computer assisted crimes (achievable within 5 years).

• Specialized cyber investigators be trained to investigate computer dependent crimes.

• Creation of specialized units in all regions to investigate specialized cases and aCybercrime Directorate at the Headquarters to oversee the activities of specializedUnits and investigate the cases beyond the capabilities of specialized Units

GHANA’S CYBERCRIME TRAINING STRATEGY

• Cybercrime training syllabus will be divided into three categories

A. IntroductoryCyber laws, first responder duties and introductory courses to cyber

investigation and digital forensics

B. IntermediateInternet /social media/email investigation Computer assisted crimes investigation

C. AdvancedComputer dependent crimes investigation; Computer, Mobile phone , Network , Malware and Cryptocurrency Forensics

GHANA’S CYBERCRIME TRAINING STRATEGY

• Category A for all Police Officers• To be taught at all Police Training Schools, Police Academy and

Command& Staff Colleges

• Category A and B for all Investigators and Senior officers• To be taught at the Detective Training Academy, Police Academy and

Command and Staff College.

• Category A, B, C for specialized cyber investigators

NeedsAssignment &Adaptation of

TrainingMaterials

Delivery ofECTEG

Material

Internship ofTrainers in EU

States AndCertificationProgrammes

2017

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APRIL2018

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EXPECTED ACTIVITIES FOR LEA UNDER GLACY+

Internationalworkshop on LE

trainingStrategies

Full Integration Inthe LEA Training

Curriculum

National Cyber Security CentreMinistry of Communications

Abdul Diouf RoadRidge - Accra.

Tel: +233 302 685628 / 050 3185846Digital Address: GA-079-0539

E-mail: info@cybersecurity.gov.ghWebsite: www.cybersecurity.gov.gh

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