Andrew
Online Reporter
SOFTWARE and cyber security company – Techtip Private Limited – was launched in Harare on Wednesday.
The company, a partnership between a South African firm and locals, seeks to protect internt users against cybercrimes.
The launch was graced by ICT, Postal and Courier Services Minister Jenfan Muswere who was represented by his deputy, Dingumuzi Phuti.
Deputy Minister Phuti said digitisation is a key aspect in attaining Vision 2030.
He said there can be no digital economy without effective cyber security.
“With Zimbabwe aiming for that social-economic transformation into technological forays, cyber security thus becomes central to that process. “In accordance with that vision, clearly articulated in NDS1 we aim to grow and support the digital economy, cognisant of both physical and intellectual social protections,” he said.
He added that people should embrace the technological world.
“We stand as witnesses today to the introduction of a product that is by no means a product of vanity, but certainly one of absolute necessity.
“While in the past, issues around security of our networks and systems seemed to be an afterthought, with many individuals and organisations preferring to be frugal and miserly when it came to spending on security systems, the fresh and futuristic appreciation we now have of the world of information technology has altered that view,” he said.
He also said the product is being unveiled at a time when Government has made strides towards appreciating the importance of laws that speak to threats in the cyber age.
“With the promulgation of the Cyber and Data Protection Act, a statute that progressive forces have hailed as a sign that government is alive to the needs and protections needed in an age such as this,” he said.
Techtip (Pvt) Limited’s parent company, Trend Micro, is based in South Africa.
Mr Francois Els from Trend Micro said there is need to be more serious when considering cyber security software.
“Our shift to the cyberspace has come with many vulnerabilities not just to business, but also to our children as much of the learning is now online hence exposing them to abuse not limited to cyber bullying, pornography and others,” he said.
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