Speaking at the opening ceremony which took place in Lilongwe at BICC the MACRA DG Daud Suleman emphasized the importance of ensuring a safe digital space if Malawi and Africa are to grow their digital economy. The five-day workshop was a platform for stakeholders in the ICT sector to have a dialogue, learn and share […]
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The Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team (Malawi CERT) warns of an actively exploited vulnerability in the Chrome web browser, tracked as CVE-2023-2033. This vulnerability poses a high-severity risk and has been described as a type confusion issue in the V8 JavaScript engine. The vulnerability could potentially allow cybercriminals to access your vulnerable system. To address
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The Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team (Malawi CERT) warns of a vulnerability reported by HP concerning certain LaserJet printer models. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-1707 and assigned a critical severity score of 9.1, could result in the disclosure of sensitive information. It affects specific HP Enterprise LaserJet and HP LaserJet Managed Printers that have IPsec
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The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), in collaboration with the Judiciary and Malawi Law Society, recently conducted capacity building sessions on “Emerging Technologies and Cyber Laws” with technical assistance from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The training, led by Professor Tana Pistorius from the University of Auckland, focused on the impact of digital technologies on
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The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is working with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to create a national strategy for protecting children online in Malawi. This effort is mandated by the Electronic Transactions and Cybersecurity Act of 2016. MACRA recently held consultation meetings to gather input from stakeholders, including children and young people, to understand
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The Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team (Malawi CERT) cautions against a concerning cybersecurity trend where malicious browser add-on extensions are being used to steal personal data from unsuspecting users. A recent example is the fake ChatGPT-branded Chrome browser extension, identified as a tool used by cybercriminals to hijack Facebook accounts and compromise users’ personal information.
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The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), in collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), is set to host the Regional Cyber drill for Africa region from May 8th to May 12th, 2023, at Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe. The ITU works towards enhancing countries’ cybersecurity readiness, protection, and incident response capabilities by organizing cyber
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The Malawi Computer Emergency Response Team (Malawi CERT) is urging people to exercise caution when using Python libraries, especially those available on the PyPI repository. The warning follows the discovery by ReversingLabs of 41 malicious Python packages that are posing as legitimate modules on PyPI. The Malawi CERT is advising users to verify package integrity
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Electronic Transaction and Cybersecurity ACT 2016
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