Building Resilience for Digital Citizens and Activists: Digital Security Training

by Abdifatah Ali Mohamud (Digital Shelter)

Tuesday 26 Oct 2021, 14:00 → 15:35 Africa/Mogadishu

Online

Building Resilience for Digital Citizens and Activists: Digital Security

Digital technology is growing so fast nowadays and it is becoming more involved in every part of our daily life activities, from communication to the transportation systems, from individual house appliances to governmental institutions. All these interactions and transactions that humans create are called digital footprints or digital identities, and that is what the hackers or digital criminals are looking for to steal it for their personal gains. Digital users and institutions/organizations have been under constant digital attacks due to maybe their nature of work. These digital attacks can come from various sources such as government agencies or just ordinary hackers trying to see how far they can go to breach someone’s privacy. 

In light of that, digital security is the mechanism of protecting these digital identities or digital footprints from internet criminals/hackers by using tools and techniques. Ensuring the security of the data and identities leads to Digital Safety which is basically to feel safe digitally and when using the internet.

About Somali Network Operator's Group (SomNOG):

The Somali Network Operators’ Group (SomNOG) is a forum for Somali networking professionals to develop technical capacities, share experiences and collaborate on developing expertise and competency through trainings and research in networking and Internet technologies. SomNOG is a non-profit organization that is run by volunteers which aims to contribute to the growing eco-system of Internet service providers and consumers by building relevant technology expertise. The platform provided by the organization will enable a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

About Digital Shelter (DS):

DS is a local initiative based in Somalia promotes digital safety, digital rights through capacity building programs and in close collaboration with civil society organizations. DS also promotes online civic space and online freedom of expression through organizing forums and debates on internet freedom.

Topics to be  covered:

• Digital Safety and Analyzing digital threats
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• Digital data backups: Importance and tools
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• Classification tips for misinformation and disinformation
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• Introduction to digital encryption techniques ( BitLocker and Tutanota)
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• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
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• Data recovery tools and techniques
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• Dealing with social media trolls

 

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Digital Security workshop delivered during SomNOG5 tutorials day.pdf