Hi, I'm Baah Forson - budding Infosec engineer. I love reading a lot, so i thought why not try writing. Join me on this journey
Reading research papers can be tough. Most papers are written for experts, which makes them hard to understand. Here, I give a guide on ways to tackle them. This guide, inspired by William G. Griswold's insights from UC San Diego, offers a systematic...
Search engines” such as google are huge indexes- use “crawlers” or “spiders” to search for content Crawlers Crawlers discover content through various means. one being by pure discovery, where a url is visited by the crawlers and information regarding...
We can all agree that nobody knows the level of security on the web, but we are still using it. There are numerous theories that we are not that secured after all. For example, web browsing leaves cookies, like the way your browser and internet can r...
In an ideal world, employees would work closely with IT folks to ensure the security of their devices. But in reality, there’s often animosity between security teams and end-users. The lack of trust and collaboration undermines organizations’ efforts...
You’re not paranoid, you’re careful. At least that’s what you tell yourself. You run the most robust antivirus software, dropping money each year for the latest version. You use two-factor identification (2FA) on any website that offers it. You read ...
Background Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) was passed by the Parliament of Ghana on 6th November 2020 and assented by President Akufo-Addo into law on 29th December 2020. It is a 68-page document made up of 100 sections and 3 schedules. Th...
Why should we be concerned? In January 2015, there were reports about Ghana government websites targeted by hackers; bank software hacked with amounts of money stolen; banks in Cameroon, Congo (DR), Equatorial Guinea, and Ghana, hit by multiple hacki...
Data protection is about safeguarding our fundamental right to privacy by regulating the processing of personal data: providing the individual with rights over their data and setting up systems of accountability and clear obligations for those who co...
"Every person you meet is fighting a personal battle you know nothing about" - Unknown, 2019 Mental health and mental wellbeing are very important and are often overlooked in my country. It is not an issue that affects us as a society exclusively how...