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The Authority set aside the month of November as the cyber security awareness month under the theme “Secure Our World”. As part of the commemoration one of the activities we are undertaking are school outreach programs. On the 15th of November the MACRA team  was at Lilongwe girls secondary school to educate and equip students on […]

.October is the Cyber Security Awareness Month. The month is being commemorated under the theme “Secure Our World”. Cybersecurity Awareness Month, aims to educate individuals and organizations about the importance of cybersecurity.. The concept revolves around promoting safe online practices, sharing knowledge about potential threats, and encouraging proactive measures to protect personal and sensitive information.

The fifth edition of the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2024 has rated Malawi highly with a score of 80% from 36% in 2020. The report measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity in the context of measures across the following five pillars: Legal, Technical, Organizational, Capacity development and Cooperation..  Reacting to the news, MACRA Director

MACRA Organized a Women and girls in Cyber conference under the theme ” Inspiring the Next Generation: Empowering Future Women Cybersecurity Professionals.” as a forum where cybersecurity professionals shared experiences and ideas with the aim of encouraging women and girls to take up cybersecurity as a career. Esteemed keynotes were delivered by distinguished figures including

MACRA Director General Daud Elvin Suleman challenged local content creators that the ball is in their hands to move the country towards that “beautiful digital economy.” If you ask any social media influencer, the dream is to one day make big money through content monetization. And this is possible. Unfortunately, this is an animal that

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and #MACRA, through the Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team (mwCert), jointly organized a Digital Financial Services (DFS) Security Clinic. The Clinic, was held in Lilongwe and focused  on addressing security risks within the digital finance ecosystem,and it was  organized on the sidelines of an ITU regional workshop on Cost Models

Malawi joined the rest of the world in commemorating Safer Internet Day 2024 under the theme “Inspiring Change? Making a difference, navigating influence and navigating change online”. Speaking at the commemoration event which took place in Lilongwe, #MACRA Director General Daud Elvin Suleman, who was the guest of honor, emphasized the importance of ensuring that

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has provided financial support  to  the National Defense College for training on cyber security and national security. The training began on the 4th of December and there are three phases of the training that will end on the 15th of December 2023. Speaking on behalf of MACRA’s Director General,

The Malawi Communications Authority held its final child online protection training of trainers’ workshop in Blantyre on 24th November. The aim of the regional training is to equip stakeholders with necessary knowledge and skills to train others on how to protect children from online risks and harm. In her opening remarks, the International Telecommunications Union’s

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) took the Child online protection (COP) training of trainers to Mzuzu on the 22nd of November. In her opening remarks, MACRA’s Broadcasting Manager Matilda Kanjeri emphasized the need for every individual to protect children and young adults from any form of online exploitation. The training attracted participants from Malawi