Threat Intelligence
Francophone Africa.
Current threat landscape across 7 priority markets — updated quarterly. Sources: national CERTs, FIRST network, public incident reports, INDEPTA field intelligence.
Morocco
ma-cert.ma — OperationalMost targeted country in North Africa. State-sponsored espionage + surging ransomware on financial sector. DGSSI actively tracking 12+ APT groups.
Burkina Faso
BURKINA-CERT — Limited capacityConflict environment elevates threat to CRITICAL for government. Disrupted civilian infrastructure. Foreign intelligence services active. Limited CERT capacity.
Mali
CERT-ML — Limited capacityHigh-risk environment. Conflict-affected zones + political instability creates elevated cyber risk across all sectors. Limited national CERT capacity.
Senegal
CIRT Sénégal — OperationalRapidly growing attack surface driven by digital finance adoption. BCEAO institutions primary target. Election-period hacktivism elevated.
Côte d'Ivoire
FIRST member — ActiveLargest Francophone West African economy. BCEAO hub. High-value banking targets + expanding e-government surface. Sakawa fraud rings active.
Tunisia
CERT Tunisie — OperationalMost mature cyber ecosystem in North Africa outside Morocco. ANSI active. Exposed to North Africa APT campaigns and European-origin ransomware.
Benin
CERT-BJ — EmergingStable governance, growing digital economy. BCEAO regulated banking sector primary target. E-government expansion increasing attack surface.
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