Cyber hygiene awareness

Towards promoting cyber hygiene awareness for marginalised populations

This project has developed Information Education and Communication materials on cyber hygiene which include video features, animations, comic strips, video skits, factsheets, and posters. The project has also trained 30,000 marginalised and excluded populations – persons with disabilities, youth, women and girls, and rural farmers – and the training is delivered by 140 community-led trainers.

The trainings

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Education for marginalised and excluded

Cyber hygiene is the practices and steps that users of computers and other devices routinely take to improve their online security and maintain system health. Indeed cyber hygiene can be compared to personal hygiene practices to maintain good health and well-being, as cyber hygiene practices and precautions taken by users to ensure the safety, security and protection of data while maintaining the proper functioning of devices to protect them from outside attacks.

Support for the PROJECT

This project towards promoting cyber-hygiene awareness among excluded and marginalised populations in Kenya is funded by UK Digital Access Program (UKAID).

The Causes

What has been done

Developed a comprehensive cyber hygiene curriculum available through an interactive e-learning platform. Areas covered were

Device cyber hygiene
Secure access
Social media and messaging cyber hygiene
Connectivity cyber hygiene
Keeping money safe online

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Developed a comprehensive cyber hygiene curriculum

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Developed cyber hygiene materials including video features, animations, comic strips, video skits, factsheets, and posters.

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Trained 140 community-led trainers through the ToT model

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Conducted a cyber hygiene campaign that reached over a million impressions

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Conducted a workshop with service providers, equipment vendors, and e-government providers on cyber-hygiene.

Government Partners

KFCB

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) is a State corporation whose role is to regulate the creation, broadcasting, possession, distribution and exhibition of film content.

ICTA

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Authority is a State Corporation whose mandate is to enforce ICT standards in Government and enhancing the supervision of its electronic communication.

CA

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is the regulatory authority for the communications sector in Kenya. Some of CA responsibilities are facilitating the development and management of a national cyber security framework.

Implementation partners

ACWICT

The African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology

APDK

Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya

British Council

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Cyber Hygiene Documents from KICTANet

Comic Women & Data. Keeping Safe Online

In this comic, Amani navigates the online world and her entry into the world of politics. Women and girls often find themselves disproportionately targeted online for harassment and bullying in an increasingly digital world. Therefore, data protection and privacy are key tools for helping stay active online. Learn about how Amani, with the support of her friends, tackles this and how you too can protect your data.

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A Safer Web for Women

A comic strip that demonstrates the challenges women face online.

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Women and data. Keeping safe online

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A safer web for women

What is violence against women online, and what is gender based cybercrime? This short comic strip simplifies the challenges faced by women online.

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Cybersecurity Thought Leadership Forums

To provide a platform for information sharing on confidence-building measures by stakeholders working on various cybersecurity initiatives, and to create an opportunity for the stakeholders to identify strategic actions and actors to lead on key initiatives that are critical for ensuring cybersecurity in Kenya

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