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Djibouti's National Cybersecurity Authority presents recommendations to Parliament

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A workshop held at the National Assembly presented the recommendations from the awareness campaign run in October by the National Cybersecurity Authority. Discussions covered digital hygiene and Parliament's role in building a cybersecurity culture, according to the news agency ADI.

The National Cybersecurity Authority (ANC) of Djibouti presented to the National Assembly on Monday the recommendations from its awareness campaign conducted in October, at a workshop bringing together the Assembly's president, Dileita Mohamed Dileita, and the ANC's director general, Ibrahim Yonis Omar, according to the Djiboutian Agency for Information (ADI).

Discussions focused on good digital hygiene practices and on the role of institutions, first among them Parliament, in developing a culture of cybersecurity. The director general of National Security, Hassan Said Khaireh, the Public Prosecutor and several officers of the Police and the Gendarmerie attended the proceedings. Participants also discussed strengthening prevention against digital threats, following on from the awareness campaign carried out with the public.

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