Countering Cyber Crime in Contemporary South Sudan

Do you know that in 2021, only 8% of the citizen in south Sudan had internet access, severely limiting the population’s access to the global market as well as valuable international and regional information?

With recent trend of technological development in South Sudan, internet user have galvanized in digital marketing and access information from their region and part of the world, however such development also increase rate of cyber crime unfolding from cross corner hence exposing lots of people at risk of becoming victim under circumstance.

 

Cyber crime is criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer, a computer network or a networked device. Most cyber crime is committed by cyber criminals or hackers who want to make money. However, occasionally cyber crime aims to damage computers or networks for reasons other than profit. These could be political or personal.

Cyber crime can be carried out by individuals or organizations. Some cyber criminals are organized, use advanced techniques and are highly technically skilled. Others are novice hackers.

Several institution, organization, enterprise, and individuals have tumbled victims of cyber crime especially after when the country gained her independent in 2011 with the latest which occurred on South Sudan’s Central bank website in April 2023

You might think that the only form of cyber crime you have to worry about is hackers stealing your financial information. But it may not be so simple. There are far more concerns than just basic financial ones. Cyber crime continues to evolve, with new threats surfacing every year.

When you hear and read about the range of cyber crimes out there, you might be tempted to stop using the internet entirely. That’s probably too drastic.

Instead, it’s a good idea to know how to recognize cyber crime, which can be the first step to helping protect yourself and your data. Taking some basic precautions and knowing who to contact when you see others engaged in criminal activities online are also important steps.

However as the leading IT company operating currently in South Sudan, South Tech Solution stand at the edges of providing top notched service to help safeguard internet user against cyber-attacks, We train our clients on early detection of cyber crime, this help them notice it at early stage and report it for quick intervention. Secondly we also keep systems and applications patched of our clients up to date

Conclusively, cyber crime is real and its prevalence can’t be stop especially in a developing country like south Sudan, therefore contacting experience IT Company such as South tech Solutions which took more than five years in the STEM field will position you at the apex of countering cyber-attack.