Kenya Cyber Security Report 2015 2015 Kenya Cyber Security Survey The purpose of the 2015 Kenya Cyber Security Survey was to explore and identify the needs of Kenyan businesses and to find out what they see as the potential cyber security threats both now and in the future. As perceived threats may be different from real threats, it is important to try to correlate local organisations’ experiences of cybercrime with the situation as reflected in current reports and analyses. Key Survey Findings About the Report This survey report was prepared based on data collected from a survey of 275 organisations in Kenya. This includes 175 technical respondents (predominantly chief information officers, chief information security officers, IT managers and IT directors) and 100 non-technical respondents (procurement managers, senior executives, board members, finance professionals and office managers). The survey measures the challenges facing Kenyan organisations and the security awareness and expectations of their employees. Summary of Findings implemented proper security precautions, technology and training. The security measures most often reported as being implemented by IT practitioners are perimeter systems like firewalls and anti-viruses. In Manufacturing and Government sectors, respondents say there is either no or some level of cyber security controls. Respondents in these industries report that firewalls are the main security measures in place to prevent targeted attacks. This is followed by anti-virus technology. Cybercrime was seen by survey respondents as a problem rooted primarily in economic interests and in technology. Most respondents believe criminals are increasingly targeting their organisations, however, many report that One of the findings of the survey was that most their organisations do not have enough staff and security respondents consider “better education of users of the expertise dedicated to information security. Internet” as the single most important topic that should be researched in order to make the Internet a safer place The majority of respondents say their organisations are (35% of respondents). increasingly becoming concerned and have partially 22