A Cybersecurity is already an issue that has gained emphasis in the Angolan territory in the most varied sectors, as there have been some cases that have already been addressed here on our portal, but it is an aspect that should continue to be constantly focused, because with each passing day new ones attack modalities emerge and organizations must be prepared to respond and avoid them.
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Seventy-seven percent of cyber attacks in Angola come from e-mails, warned the head of the Legal Office of the multinational Angola Cables, Nádia Ribeiro. the same one that spoke about the event “Cybersecurity after COVID-19“, in a promotion by Angola Cables and the International Association of Communications of Portuguese Expression (AICEP), this percentage highlights the need to alert the population to the dangers of opening and emails from unknown contacts and click left-wing or download untrusted attachments.
"As a user of services, and from what I have seen, I would venture to say that these attacks have affected the banking sector." - Nádia Ribeiro.
According to her, the attacks focus on DDOS (denial of service attack) to access to online banking services, networks of electronic communications operators, through so-called Wangiri Scams (through misleading phone calls). Without specifying the number of cyber attacks that occurred in Angola during the COVID-19 period, he said that the latest report from Threat Intelligence on Africa, released in May of the current year, reveals that Angola was the second African country with the most targets.
As for legislation, it must be comprehensive and include the banking, health and energy sectors, as the entities in these sectors have infrastructures that connect to those of operators, a job that must be articulated with the National Institute for the Promotion of the Information Society (INFOSI).
In terms of legislation, the Law for the Protection of Computer Networks and Systems has been in force since 2017 (Law No. 7/17, of 16 February), which provides for the implementation of publicly accessible cyberspace protection measures. Such measures translate, above all, into obligations that fall upon electronic communication operators to ensure the safety and protection of critical infrastructures, such as the supply chain, health, safety and economic well-being, in addition to essential public services (energy, water and telecommunications).
