According to him, the negative impact of cyber-crime in the country cannot be underestimated.

Speaking at Bluecrest College’s 12th graduation ceremony, Mr. Quartey said products of Bluecrest must take up the challenge to help bring an end to this canker.

“It is my hope and prayer that the products of this school and many more will spread this creative and innovative ability to fight this canker through the use of information technology. We will count on you to help fight the increase in cyber-crimes across the country.”

Former Principal of the College of Technology Education, University of Education, Kumasi, Professor James Flolu, who was the guest speaker charged the graduates to make themselves resourceful to the country.

“Create jobs for yourselves and employ others. You have sufficient training you are adequately equipped. Remember that to be successful in life, you need to live above reproach. Be disciplined, honest, morally sound, and embrace hard work. Be men and women of integrity and be the change you would like to become.”

The school over the weekend passed out one hundred and seventy-six students who studied various courses such as information communication technology, banking and finance and human resource management.

BlueCrest College is accredited by National Accreditation Board of Ghana as a Private Tertiary Institution. BlueCrest College is increasingly popular among its clientele due to the diverse nature of quality programmes offered to students.

The College has an innovative approach that incorporates multiple intelligence pedagogy to suit different learning styles. Students are imparted with strong theory and practical skills by its internationally reputed local & international faculty.

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The launch, which was held at the KAIPTC Conference Hall, had the Commandant of KAIPTC, KAIPTC Faculty Members, Facilitators of the programme, Representatives of e-crime, course participants and some media houses in attendance.

The programme is intended to equip participants with the knowledge and hands-on skills, tools and techniques to conduct Cyber Intelligence and Forensics Operations.

The ultimate aim of the course is to address existing and emerging cyber security threats targeting businesses, institutions and states within the ECOWAS sub-region.

An aspect of the course explores security vulnerabilities of e-payment platforms as well as security and forensics response to mitigate the associated risks.

It will explore organizations’ exposure to cybercrimes as well as approaches and procedures in investigating associated cyber-related incidents.

Participants will learn how to forensically examine digital evidence and develop strong analytical skills in conducting cybercrime investigations. Facilitators will also take participants through lab sessions to identify, preserve, collect, and analyse digital evidence in order to present digital forensic report which will be admissible in the court of law.

At the launch of the course, the Board Chairman of the E-crime Bureau, D.K Mensah, said his outfit’s  collaboration with KAIPTC was a demonstration of its commitment to supporting all industries by providing the requisite skills needed to address the emerging cybersecurity and forensic challenges facing our country, and going forward, the entire sub-region.

According to him, “as a Board, we will continue to engage with KAIPTC to expand the current training collaborations. Particularly, training on cybersecurity of Chief Executives and top Management is one of the areas we are looking at.”

In a speech read on his behalf by the Technical Director of National security, Benedict Dery, the sector Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah expressed his pleasure at being part of the launch of the maiden course on cyber intelligence and forensics.

“It is becoming increasingly challenging for many professionals to carry out comprehensive investigations and prosecute cybercrime offences. It is in this vein that I view this course on cyber intelligence and forensics as a major step in our fight against cybercrime by further equipping our professionals in the various security services with adequate tools to enhance their trade, craft and knowledge,’ the Minister said.

“Government over the past few months has taken some effective approaches to address the challenges of cybercrime, through the introduction of the Digital Address System, the National Identification System and the Paperless System at country’s port among others. The President H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo at the opening of the National Cyber Security Week in Accra, further reiterated government’s commitment to improve the forensic capabilities of our Law enforcement Agencies notably the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to enable officers investigate and prosecute cyber-facilitated crimes. It is equally worth noting that, in April this year, some selected law enforcement officers including judges and Prosecutors took part in a training workshop organized by Global Action on Crime Extended ( Glacy+) on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence,” he added.

“This course on Cyber Intelligence and Forensics is, therefore, deemed as one of the many approaches that will help to develop the capacity of relevant professionals who will, in turn, transfer such knowledge to their colleagues at their various workplaces.”

The course, which has 70 participants, is expected to run from the 4^th to the 9^th of December.

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He said most of the attacker’s still rely on poor security habits of the public to succeed in their operations.

Mr Etchi told the GNA in an interview on the side-lines of the Cyber Security Awareness Workshop in Accra that attackers use various exploits to gain access to a computer or an organisation’s network.

He said social media is a great way to connect with people, share ideas and exchange information but the public needed to be aware of the risk factors.

[contextly_sidebar id=”t0gRXPMdnJZLiRTLKIRaUUWcmFWKfA5I”]He said the potential risk of social networking are your personal information may be easily available to others, exposing sensitive company information, losing control of your pictures once they were on the internet and sites may be used to spread malware and malicious applications.

“Social networking is great but consider the impact of posting information, do not post confidential company data or personal sensitive information such as your date or birth or home address,” he said.

He urged companies to get in touch with their Information Technology Company or department once they suspect malware.

On mobile protection, Mr Etchi said the most powerful ways to secure the device was by enabling biometrics.

He urged mobile phone users to only download software from providers they trust, calling on them not to disable the built-in security features and they should avoid sensitive data on their mobile devices.

He said with the growing population and digitisation comes with new risks and vulnerabilities that could undermine progress.

“As the African continent’s economy moves online, citizens and their infrastructure becomes targets for an increasingly professional cadre of cyber criminals,” he added.

Mr Dele Aden, the Managing Director of Delta3 International, said the workshop was to enable participants to learn how to safely protect themselves and their organisations from security risks and possible cyber-attacks.

He said the awareness on the menace is increasing to ensure that everybody would have an idea about the activities of hackers in the system

He said attempts are been made to educate the public to report if they fall victim to hackers, because in the developed world, it was an offence not to report, when you are hacked.

“Hackers share information and ideas on new tactics outsmarting their victims and it was just appropriate to speak about it so others could also learn from it.

The Managing Director said the focus of next year’s workshop would be expanded activities such as how to recover from an attack by hackers, before, during and after.

He said there were several current attacks and hacks, so the workshop would equip participants with the necessary knowledge on how best to enhance cyber security and protect corporate data within their various organisations.

Mr Aden, therefore, called on business owners and individuals to seek knowledge and engage experts on issues concerning cyber security and empower their staff.

Participants were taken through topics like; Introduction to Data and Information Security, Cyber Security Fundamentals, Cyber Security Breaches, Types of Cyber Attacks, Mobile Protection, Social Network Security, Email Security and Critical Cyber Threats.

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Source: GNA

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