Burkina Faso — Cyber Threat Profile
Burkina Faso's cybersecurity posture remains in an early developmental stage, shaped by limited digital infrastructure and institutional capacity constraints. National cyber priorities focus on foundational cybercrime prevention, telecommunications security, and public sector network protection. Threat activity is largely opportunistic, including fraud, phishing, and low-complexity intrusions rather than sustained geopolitical espionage. Political instability and resource limitations hinder large-scale cyber defense investment. International assistance programs and regional African cyber capacity initiatives are supporting legislative development, workforce training, and the gradual establishment of national cyber governance frameworks.- Data protection authority: Commission de l'Informatique et des Libertés (source: CNIL)
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 28.8 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 28.3% of population (source: World Bank)
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