\n
\u00a0The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has touted Ghana\u2019s significant advancements in cyber security, underscoring the nation\u2019s commit\u00adment to fostering a secured digital economy.<\/p>\n
He attributed the achievements to his administration\u2019s digitalisation agenda, which include initiatives such as mobile money interopera\u00adbility, the Ghana QR payment sys\u00adtem, and the national identification system, all of which have trans\u00adformed the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the 2024 Cyber security Awards Night in Accra on Friday, the President said cyber security was essential for achieving national development goals and the United Nations Sustainable Devel\u00adopment Goal.<\/p>\n
The event, organised by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), under the Ministry of Communi\u00adcations and Digitalisation, aimed to recognise key individuals and institutions that have significantly contributed to the development of cyber security in Ghana.<\/p>\n
The ceremony also highlight\u00aded the efforts of partners who collaborated with the authority through public-private partner\u00adships, academic collaborations, and other strategic alliances that have fostered CSA growth.<\/p>\n
The President emphasised the dual nature of digital opportunities and the increasing cyber threats facing the country, stressing that, \u201cIn this ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, the numbers are a stark reminder of the work before us.\u201d<\/p>\n
He referenced the 2024 IBM Cost of Data Breach report, which revealed average cost of nearly $4.9 million per data breach, underscor\u00ading the urgency of enhancing cyber security measures.<\/p>\n
Nana Akufo-Addo indicated that such statistics reinforced the importance of Ghana\u2019s cyber security initiatives and the urgency of securing the nation\u2019s national digital framework.<\/p>\n
The President explained that since 2017, Ghana had established the foundation for a resilient digital economy through strategic policies and initiatives.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he mentioned the formation of the National Cyber Security Inter-Ministerial Adviso\u00adry Council to coordinate efforts among key ministries.<\/p>\n
Nana Akufo-Addo noted that the creation of the NCSA, evolving from the National Cyber Security Secretariat, represented a crucial step in enhancing the nation\u2019s de\u00adfenses against cyber threats.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese institutions are crucial for securing critical sectors such as banking, energy, and health, contributing to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, and 11 by safeguard\u00ading our infrastructure, promoting innovation, and fostering inclusive, safe, and resilient communities,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
President Akufo-Addo high\u00adlighted the Safer Digital Ghana campaign, launched in 2018, which had increased awareness of cyber hygiene among diverse demograph\u00adics.<\/p>\n
The Director General of the CSA, Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako, praised President Akufo-Addo for his visionary leadership, which had significantly enhanced Ghana\u2019s position on the Global Cyber Stan\u00addards Index.<\/p>\n
He noted that the commitment to creating a safe cyberspace had propelled Ghana to become the second highest ranked country in Africa and one of only five nations designated as a Tier 1 model coun\u00adtry in cyber security.<\/p>\n
Dr Antwi-Boasiako acknowl\u00adedged the vital role of the Minister for Communications and Digital\u00adisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, in translating the President\u2019s vision into actionable strategies.<\/p>\n
He emphasised the importance of cross-party support in Parlia\u00adment, highlighting that the collec\u00adtive commitment had been crucial to the success of the nation\u2019s cyber security initiatives.<\/p>\n
The President was presented with an award for his significant contributions to advancing cyber security in Ghana, and his dedi\u00adcation to creating a secure digital environment crucial for national development and protecting citi\u00adzens from cyber-attacks.<\/p>\n
The event also recognised various public and private insti\u00adtutions, as well as individuals, for their collective efforts in enhancing cybersecurity in the country.<\/p>\n
The event marked the end of this year\u2019s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which focused on the upcoming elections. It was on the theme: \u2018Combating Misin\u00adformation and Disinformation in a Digitally Resilient Democracy.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u00a0BY CLIFF EKUFUL<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has touted Ghana\u2019s significant advancements in cyber security, underscoring the nation\u2019s commit\u00adment to fostering a secured digital economy. He attributed the achievements to his administration\u2019s digitalisation agenda, which include initiatives such as mobile money interopera\u00adbility, the Ghana QR payment sys\u00adtem, and the national identification system, all of which have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":245814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has touted Ghana\u2019s significant advancements in cyber security, underscoring the nation\u2019s commit\u00adment to fostering a secured digital economy. He attributed the achievements to his administration\u2019s digitalisation agenda, which include initiatives such as mobile money interopera\u00adbility, the Ghana QR payment sys\u00adtem, and the national identification system, all of which have […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-05T09:09:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"912\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"608\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5\"},\"headline\":\"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-05T09:09:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":617,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Top News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-05T09:09:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg\",\"width\":912,\"height\":608},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/05\\\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"Ghana mma provides breaking news, top stories in Ghana, Africa, business, entertainment, politics and more.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5\",\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ghana News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/author\\\/ghanamma\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security - Ghanamma.com","og_description":"\u00a0The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has touted Ghana\u2019s significant advancements in cyber security, underscoring the nation\u2019s commit\u00adment to fostering a secured digital economy. He attributed the achievements to his administration\u2019s digitalisation agenda, which include initiatives such as mobile money interopera\u00adbility, the Ghana QR payment sys\u00adtem, and the national identification system, all of which have […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/","og_site_name":"Ghanamma.com","article_published_time":"2024-11-05T09:09:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":912,"height":608,"url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ghana News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ghana News","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/"},"author":{"name":"Ghana News","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#\/schema\/person\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5"},"headline":"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security","datePublished":"2024-11-05T09:09:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/"},"wordCount":617,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg","articleSection":["Top News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/","name":"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg","datePublished":"2024-11-05T09:09:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#\/schema\/person\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DIGITAL-ECONOMIY-President-Akufo-Addo-right-receiving-his-award-at-the-programme.jpg","width":912,"height":608},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/05\/ghana-has-made-significant-gains-in-cyber-security\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ghana has made significant gains in cyber security"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"Ghana mma provides breaking news, top stories in Ghana, Africa, business, entertainment, politics and more.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#\/schema\/person\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5","name":"Ghana News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ghana News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024"],"url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/author\/ghanamma\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}