CYBERWELLNESS PROFILE
SOMALIA
BACKGROUND
Total Population: 9 797 000
Internet users, percentage of population: 1.50%
(data source: United Nations Statistics Division, December 2012)
(data source: ITU Statistics, 2013)
1. CYBERSECURITY
1.1 LEGAL MEASURES
1.1.1 CRIMINAL LEGISLATION
Somalia does not currently have any officially recognized national legislation pertaining to cybercrime but there is a
work in progress.
1.1.2 REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE
Somalia does not currently have any officially recognized regulation pertaining to cybersecurity but there is a work in
progress.
1.2 TECHNICAL MEASURES
1.2.1 CIRT
Somalia does not have any officially recognized national CIRT currently but there is a work in progress.
1.2.2 STANDARDS
Somalia does not have any officially recognized national (and sector specific) cybersecurity frameworks for
implementing internationally recognized cybersecurity standards.
1.2.3 CERTIFICATION
Somalia does not currently have any officially approved national (and sector specific) cybersecurity frameworks for
the certification and accreditation of national agencies and public sector professionals but there is a work in progress.
1.3 ORGANIZATION MEASURES
1.3.1 POLICY
Somalia does not currently have any officially recognized national cybersecurity strategy but there is a work in
progress.
1.3.2 ROADMAP FOR GOVERNANCE
Somalia does not currently have any officially recognized national governance roadmap for cybersecurity but there is
a work in progress.
1.3.3 RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
Somalia does not currently have any officially recognized agency responsible for implementing a national
cybersecurity strategy, policy and roadmap but there is a work in progress.
1.3.4 NATIONAL BENCHMARKING
Somalia does not currently have any officially recognized national or sector-specific benchmarking exercises or
referential used to measure cybersecurity development but there is a work in progress.
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