Three university students have created a cybersecurity programme towards fighting attacks that have risen sharply due to increased online transactions and activities.
The application is designed to offer real-time monitoring and analysis to detect, prevent, and address security threats against local Kenyan businesses and individuals.
The App is set to address common cybercrimes in the country, including phishing attacks, malware, false publications, money transfer fraud, credit card fraud, and cyber terrorism.
The programme developers, who include 20-year-old Vincent Karanja, 21-year-old Ian Keiza, and 20-year-old Norah Chesit, said they came up with the innovation after realising that cybercrimes were a growing menace to government agencies, non-governmental organisations, corporates, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), e-commerce platforms, as well as financial institutions such as banks and Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs).
