http://allafrica.com/stories/201407300414.html
By Chusa Sichone
Times of Zambia
July 30, 2014
VISITING International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deputy
secretary-general Houlin Zhao has launched the first-ever cyber security
laboratory in Zambia, which will enable law-enforcement agencies to combat
Information Communication Technology (ICT)-related crimes.
The laboratory is based at the Zambia Police Service headquarters in
Lusaka, whose refurbishment and procurement of equipment was done by the
Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) at a
cost of K700,000.
Mr Zhao said that cyber crime was a fast-growing phenomenon as more and
more criminals were exploiting connectivity, convenience and anonymity of
the Internet to commit various crimes that had no borders.
"Due to the increased expertise and number of attackers, this laboratory
will surely have a key role to play in supporting the Government in
addressing cyber security-related issues at the national and regional
levels as well as the global level," he said.
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