{"id":5047,"date":"2024-08-28T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cybersecurity-operations\/zimbabwe-trains-government-officials-in-cybersecurity-skills"},"modified":"2024-08-28T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T07:00:00","slug":"zimbabwe-trains-government-officials-in-cybersecurity-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/28\/zimbabwe-trains-government-officials-in-cybersecurity-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Trains Government Officials in Cybersecurity Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/bltf2c26adf53d2c24d\/66ce4803edc972e40ee705e8\/zimbabwe1800_Jason_Venkatasamy_alamy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zimbabwe-trains-government-officials-in-cybersecurity-skills.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zimbabwe-trains-government-officials-in-cybersecurity-skills.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Zimbabwe has established a cybersecurity training program for its government agencies in an attempt to bolster the nation&#8217;s cyber defenses. More than 100 government officials <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thezimbabwemail.com\/technology-science\/zimbabwe-government-prioritizes-cybersecurity-training-for-public-servants-amid-growing-digital-threats\/\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly recently graduated <\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">from the new national cybersecurity training program that encompasses security trends, standards, governance, and enterprise data security issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The effort comes on the heels of several major cyberattack operations affecting Zimbabwe. The nation&#8217;s cyber woes range from a recent Interpol operation that took down a <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/threat-intelligence\/interpol-synergia-dozens-cybercriminals-zaps-global-c2s\" rel=\"noopener\">cybercrime operation<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> with ties to Zimbabe, South Sudan, and other Middle Eastern and African countries, to the 2022 breach of bank accounts for the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund that reportedly resulted in <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.herald.co.zw\/zimdef-loses-120m-as-fraudsters-hack-bank-accounts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">a $120 million heist<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">&#8220;Zimbabwe is not immune to&nbsp;cyber&nbsp;threats, as evidenced by recent incidents where social media accounts of prominent individuals and entities were hacked,&#8221; said Tatenda Maveteras, minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, told The Cyber Express. &#8220;We also received reports that a leading Zimbabwean bank had its systems compromised, with hackers demanding ransom in exchange for not leaking sensitive operational and customer information.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Like other <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyber-risk\/africa-s-economies-feel-pain-of-cybersecurity-deficit\" rel=\"noopener\">African nations<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">, Zimbabwe&#8217;s rapid digitalization and economic growth has made it a prime target for cybercrime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cybersecurity-operations\/zimbabwe-trains-government-officials-in-cybersecurity-skills\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe has established a cybersecurity training program for its 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