The Africa Center for Digital Transformation (ACDT) is cautioning the Electoral Commission and other stakeholders in the upcoming general elections of any potential cyber-attack.
The centre's Executive Director, Kwesi Atuahene in a signed statement on Tuesday, asked stakeholders to be attentive to the threat and establish strategies to curb them since the country is digitally transformed.
“The hype surrounding cyber-attacks is often relegated to the realm of fiction in larger public conversations and seems to paint a picture of some shadowy, omnipotent force that can flip votes, deny services, and bring the most advanced infrastructural devices of the world to a grinding halt.
“The Africa Center for Digital Transformation (ACDT) is aware of the importance of the December 7 elections and its significance on the country's development and that of the African continent. It is within this context that we take the issue of cyber-attacks seriously and consider it of national importance,” portions of the statement read.
With barely five months to the 2024 elections, Mr Atuahene noted that as sensitization of peace, free and fair election is been propagated, “improving the cyber defense readiness and raising cyber vigilance in countering cyber threats, will be a strong force multiplier for the public and private sector, election stakeholders, and the general public.”
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