On the sidelines of the China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum (China-Africa Internet and Developement Forum), Benin's government computer security incident response team, bjCSIRT, and its Chinese counterpart, CNCERT/CC, signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday 24 August 2021.
On the sidelines of the China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum (China-Africa Internet and Developement Forum), Benin's government computer security incident response team, bjCSIRT, and its Chinese counterpart, CNCERT/CC, signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday 24 August 2021.
For Mr Ouanilo MEDEGAN FAGLA, Director General of the National Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI Benin), the signing of this memorandum of understanding falls under specific objective no. 5 of the National Digital Security Strategy, entitled “national coordination and international cooperation”. This partnership between bjCSIRT and CNCERT/CC aims at sharing information on the resolution of IT security incidents between the two parties, as well as cooperation on projects of common interest, in order to better defend each country's cyberspace.
The Directors General of the two entities reiterated their shared determination to fight cybercrime and strengthen cybersecurity.