{
  "id": 5309344,
  "title": "2026 National Cyber Security Awareness Month launched to build digital trust",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/2026-national-cyber-security-awareness-month-launched-to-build-5309344",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:39:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/2026-national-cyber-security-awareness-month-launched-to-build-digital-trust/"
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  "account": "The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) in Ghana has inaugurated the 2026 National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), emphasizing the need for enhanced collaboration to protect the nation's burgeoning digital finance sector. Spanning from October 1 to 31, 2026, the month-long initiative adopts the theme \"Securing Ghana’s Digital Finance Ecosystem: Building Trust Through Collaboration and Cyber Resilience.\" The launch ceremony took place at CalBank’s headquarters in Accra, underscoring a resolute commitment from regulators, law enforcement, financial institutions, and other stakeholders to bolster cybersecurity, curtail cyber-enabled fraud, and foster public trust in digital financial services.\n\nCSA Director-General, Mr. Divine Selase Agbeti, highlighted the theme's relevance, acknowledging the surge in cyber risks linked to the rapid growth of digital financial services. According to the Bank of Ghana’s 2025 Fraud Report, fraudulent cases across banks, specialized deposit-taking institutions, and payment service providers surged by 48%, from 16,733 instances in 2024 to 24,778 in 2025. Moreover, online fraud incidents within the payment service provider segment rose by 54%, reaching a notable 3,876 cybersecurity incidents between January and July 2026, with online fraud accounting for around 47% of these incidents.\n\nAgbeti underscored that cybersecurity cannot remain confined to mere compliance obligations, urging banks, fintechs, payment service providers, insurers, and merchants to procure cybersecurity services exclusively from providers licensed or accredited by the CSA, as per Ghana’s cybersecurity regulatory framework. He cautioned that the Authority would enforce its powers against institutions or service providers neglecting their cybersecurity obligations and endangering the public.\n\nChief Risk Officer of CalBank PLC, Mr. Sadiq Atta, echoed the campaign's significance, stressing that while the sector must not stifle innovation, it must drive innovation in a manner that enhances security, resilience, and trust. He advocated for closer collaboration among regulators, financial institutions, law-enforcement agencies, technology providers, academia, the media, and the public, noting that a collective effort is crucial to securing Ghana's digital ecosystem.\n\nDuring the event, Deputy Minister Hon. Mohammed Adams Sukparu delivered the keynote address on behalf of the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, outlining five strategic pillars for NCSAM 2026: securing Ghana's digital finance ecosystem, preventing and responding to cybercrime, enhancing cyber resilience and critical infrastructure protection, promoting cyber hygiene and basic security practices for individuals and organizations, and fostering capacity building, research, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. Sukparu emphasized the goal of building a Ghana where citizens can conduct digital transactions with confidence, businesses can innovate without undue fear, and investors can trust in the resilience of the digital economy.",
  "summary": "The Cyber Security Authority (CSA), together with key public and private-sector partners, has launched the 2026 National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), calling for stronger collaboration to secure Ghana’s rapidly expanding digital finance ecosystem.The month-long campaign, running from October 1 to 31, 2026, is being held under the theme ‘Securing Ghana’s Digital Finance Ecosystem:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "2026 National Cyber Security Awareness Month launched to build digital trust",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/2026-national-cyber-security-awareness-month-launched-to-build",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:39:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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