Malawi — Cyber Threat Profile
Malawi's cybersecurity framework remains in a developmental phase, shaped by expanding digital services and financial inclusion initiatives. National priorities include telecommunications security, banking system protection, and cybercrime prevention. Institutional capacity constraints affect incident response coordination and threat monitoring capabilities. Cyber risk exposure is driven largely by fraud, phishing, and malware campaigns targeting financial platforms and public services. Regional partnerships and international development assistance programs support legislative reform, workforce training, and infrastructure security modernization. Efforts to establish structured national cyber governance continue as digital adoption accelerates.- National CERT/CSIRT: mwCERT
- Data protection authority: Autorité de Régulation des Communications du Malawi (MACRA) (source: CNIL)
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 32.5 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 19.0% of population (source: World Bank)
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