Liberia's Cyberattack a Devastating Indictment of Africa's Cyber Insecurity - : Africa-Wide - Monitoring Economies
Liberia's Cyberattack a Devastating Indictment of Africa's Cyber Insecurity - : Africa-Wide - Monitoring Economies
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Africa Conflict Monitor
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Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2016, Issue 12, Dec 2016, p. 29 - 35
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On 3 November 2016, 70% of Liberia's internet service suddenly became unavailable. Cyber-security experts suspect the computer virus attack was merely an experiment for the day when a country can be completely taken off-line. The economic and political results of such an attack would be critical.
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CITATION: . Liberia's Cyberattack a Devastating Indictment of Africa's Cyber Insecurity - : Africa-Wide - Monitoring Economies . : , . Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2016, Issue 12, Dec 2016, p. 29 - 35 - Available at: http://library.au.int/liberias-cyberattack-devastating-indictment-africas-cyber-insecurity-africa-wide-monitoring