In the midst of containment measures, including lockdowns and stay-at-home protocols, businesses, governments and individuals have continued to provide essential services on digital platforms. However, with the opportunities come risks. Major cyber attacks such as Solarwinds, Colonial Pipeline, and Kaseya in the United States, have led to significant consequences including on critical supply chains.
Turning for a moment to Kenya, I thought of sharing with you a message I sent to all CEOs of commercial banks on March 15, 2020, which may provide an inkling as to our frame of mind at that time. “..the coronavirus pandemic has arrived in America and Africa—like distant thunder that presages a summer storm. Only this is more like a tsunami.