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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As you well know a number of African countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, Tanzania, Niger, Morocco and Tunisia have reportedly been attacked by the recent "WannaCry" ransomware malware that
hit institutions around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Should Africa be alarmed by cyber threats, such as this recent attack?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Does Africa have the cybersecurity preparedness and capacity to deal with these types of threats?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Read our latest blog: "WannaCry Ransomware Attacks: A Test of Africa's Cybersecurity Preparedness"<br>
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/africa-bureau/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-attacks-test-africas-cybersecurity-preparedness">https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/africa-bureau/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-attacks-test-africas-cybersecurity-preparedness</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#44546A">Betel Hailu
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#6D6D6D">Africa Regional Bureau – Communications Coordinator
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#44546A">ISOC: Internet Society</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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