He said the cyberspace, for some time now, was fraught with threats of hacking, data leakages, social engineering schemes and cyber fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The number of cybersecurity incidents, he said, had drastically grown in the recent past and the GAF had not been spared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vice Admiral Amoama, therefore, said it had become imperative for the officers to enrich their knowledge in Cybersecurity to ensure force\u2019s data was safe from attacks from both internal and external bad actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He made the call in Accra yesterday during the launch of this year\u2019s GAF Cybersecurity Awareness Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event was held on the theme \u201cRegulating Cybersecurity: A Public-Private Sector Collaborative Approach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cybersecurity Awareness Month<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ghana is one of the countries in the world that observe the month of October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The month-long event seeks to intensify the capacity building and awareness creation efforts on cybersecurity, cybercrime, and educate citizens on the importance of good cyber hygiene and cyber best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year\u2019s occasion will comprise workshops, lectures, demonstrations and training sessions on essentials of cybersecurity and the implications of the use of the social media by all ranks within the GAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Weakest link<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The CDS said new technology and system would incorporate cybersecurity to guarantee and ensure system integrity, resilience and robustness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he said research had established that the user, which is the human element, was the weakest link in computer security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said people were known to be more vulnerable than computers and smart devices. Sequel to that, Vice Admiral Amoama said the issues of data protection, security of information, misuse of social media platforms, secret recording of confidential or sensitive events and their subsequent leakages to the media had become great concern to the military high command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To this end, I urge All Ranks to desist from unprofessional acts that seeks to tarnish the image of our noble profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have also directed that regular reminders of extracts on communications and information systems policy and cybersecurity titbits be published in the unit routine orders to guide all ranks on the use of the internet and social media engagements,\u201d the CDS said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n