Burundi — Cyber Threat Profile

Burundi's cybersecurity capacity remains limited, reflecting broader digital infrastructure and resource constraints. National priorities center on telecommunications security, government data protection, and basic cybercrime prevention. Institutional cyber governance structures are still developing, with reliance on regional cooperation mechanisms and international technical assistance. Threat exposure is largely opportunistic, including fraud, malware distribution, and low-level intrusion activity rather than sustained espionage campaigns. Capacity-building initiatives focused on legislative development, workforce training, and infrastructure modernization are expected to gradually improve national cyber resilience.

Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 10.6 (source: World Bank)
Internet users (2024): 8.6% of population (source: World Bank)

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