ECONET boss, Mboweni urges company investments against cyber attacks
ECONET Wireless chief executive, Douglas Mboweni has urged companies to invest towards protecting their computers and networks against cyber related attacks which may lead to serious losses.
Addressing delegates Tuesday at a Cyber Security Executive Breakfast meeting hosted by the Information Communication Technology ministry, Mboweni said that time had come to raise awareness and take action.
“The challenges brought about by cybercrimes (technology attacks) calls for raising awareness, ownership and action in averting the potential losses,” he said.
He observed that as the world is moving towards total uptake of technology, the issues concerning associated risks could not be ignored.
The Econet boss said the worrying fact is that 90 percent of Africa’s organisations were operating below the minimum cyber security standards.
Against these factors, Mboweni said that there was need for companies to collaborate and come up with relevant deterrent legislation.
“Stakeholders must work towards the development of National Cyber Security Strategy and financially investing towards the fight to against technology crimes,” he added.
The cyber security week is an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity availing collaborative efforts between government and industry to ensure that internet users have the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online, while increasing the resilience to the cyber threats.
