ADDIS ABABA – The Information Network Security Agency (INSA) graduated yesterday some 120 cyber technology, technology development, and hardware talented students for the second time.
At a graduation Ceremony, INSA Director General Solomon Toka said that cyber security development is a key to the holistic development of the country. Of the total 120 graduates, 63 of them are in the field of cyber technology, 38 of them are in technology development, and 19 of them are hardware developers who are trained for one month Ethiopian-n summer (rainy) season.
As to him, INSA has been working hard to produce proficient citizens aiming at combating cyber-attacks and ensuring national interest at large. Particularly, the cyber landscape is now a day among the priority arena to bring superiority among various countries. For Ethiopia, the cyber development field is being used as a springboard to realize the country’s ambition towards prosperity.
He further stated that the world lost 8 trillion USD due to cyber- attacks in last year, while this number will be increasing to over 10 trillion USD in 2025. Similarly, 4,623 cyber-attacks were attempted on Ethiopia but the institute saved 10.5 billion Birr during the past six months of this fiscal year alone. Therefore, it needs to realize cyber development via digitized Ethiopia in a view to ensure sustainable development by producing capable citizens.
Science and Technology (MoST) Minister Belete Molla (PhD) on his part said that the level of cyber-attack is increasing gradually and causing more damage. The cyber-attack will expose a given country to economic deficiency, infrastructure damage and affect human’s wellbeing. Therefore, producing creative citizens, providing continuous training and the like would bring significant outcomes in Ethiopia.
It is to be recalled that INSA graduated merely 62 cyber-talented students during the first round of its training last year.
BY MESERET BEHAILU
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD SUNDAY EDITION 4 FEBRUARY 2024
