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Cybersecurity and Digital Identity: A Global Update

2002: The Early Days of Cybersecurity

In 2002, cybersecurity was a growing concern globally. Some notable developments at that time included:

Cybercrime Bill: A cybercrime bill was introduced to parliament for approval.
Government and Private Initiatives: Governments and private organizations were starting to take steps to address the issue of cybercrime.
University Programs: Only a few universities offered cybersecurity programs, laying the groundwork for future professionals.

Several countries have implemented biometric digital identification systems:

Afghanistan: In 2021, Afghanistan enacted a law establishing a national digital identity system.
Liberia: Liberia is developing its own biometric digital identification system.
Somalia: Somalia has not yet developed a national biometric digital identification system.

The status of cybercrime legislation varies across the countries mentioned:

Afghanistan: Afghanistan has enacted a law against cybercrimes in 2021.
Somalia: Somalia is still developing its cybercrime laws and regulations.
Liberia: Liberia chose to use commercial providers for digital identity services, opting out of a government-run national PKI.

Several countries have established national PKI infrastructures:

Let’s Encrypt, a nonprofit organization, offers free domain validation certificates to e-government websites worldwide.

The Central African Republic does not have a defined PKI policy.

Liberia has chosen to use commercial providers rather than deploy a government-run national PKI.