Sierra Leone — Cyber Threat Profile
Sierra Leone launched a new National Security Policy and Strategy in August 2024, incorporating an updated National Cybersecurity Strategy. A three-tier governance structure is envisioned: a National Cybersecurity Advisory Council at the top, a Technical Working Group in the middle, and a National Cyber Security Center for operational coordination at the base. Sierra Leone is notably one of a small group of African countries documented as building offensive cyber capabilities alongside defensive ones. Cybercrime legislation predates the strategy but enforcement remains limited. The country is heavily dependent on EU and international donor funding to operationalize the framework.- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 0.50 / 100, #45 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 11.3 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 25.1% of population (source: World Bank)
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