Supporting the global efforts in strengthening the safety, security and resilience of Cyberspace, the Commonwealth Cybersecurity Forum 2013, organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation. The ceremonial opening examined how Cyberspace could be governed and utilised in a manner to foster freedom and entrepreneurship, while protecting individuals, property and the state, leading to socio-economic development. Speakers of this session, Mr Mario Maniewicz, Chief, Department of Infrastructure, Enabling Environment and E-Applications, ITU; Mr David Pollington, Director, International Security Relations, Microsoft; Mr Alexander Seger, Secretary, Cybercrime Convention Committee, Council of Europe; Mr Nigel Hickson, Vice President, Europe, ICANN and Mr Pierre Dandjinou, Vice President, Africa, ICANN, added their perspectives on various approaches to Cybergovernance, with general agreement on the role Cyberspace could play to facilitate development equitably and fairly across the world. Hosted by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cameroon together with the Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Cameroon and backed by partners and industry supporters including ICANN, Council of Europe, Microsoft, MTN Cameroon, AFRINIC and Internet Watch Foundation, the Commonwealth Cybersecurity Forum 2013 seeks to broaden stakeholder dialogue to facilitate practical action in Cybergovernance and Cybersecurity, some of which will be reflected in the CTO’s own work programmes under its Cybersecurity agenda.

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2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1. Context
2. Internet Resource Management in Cameroon
2.1. Legal status
2.2. «.CM» Domain Name
2.3. IPAddress
3. Ensuring Cybersafety in Cameroon
3.1. Organisational measures
3.2 Technical measures
4. Conclusion
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In order to attend the 2035 vision, the State must activate all the
development levers, including the Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) which has emerged in the recent years as an important
factor in economic growth.
Cameroon is currently experiencing rapid growth of e-services (e-
Government and e-Commerce related services) development , Internet
usage increase and high penetration of mobile services.
To this effect, the Government must ensure a trustworthy
environment in the ICT sector which is pestered with scourge of cybercrimes.
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Legal and Regulatory Framework
To curb the scourge of cybercrimes, on December 21, 2010, the Head of State
promulgated a set of laws governing this sector; the Prime Minister, Head of
Government has also signed decrees to ensure the proper implementation of the
laws.
Laws N°2010/012 and N°2010/013
Decree organizing ANTIC and ART
Enforcement Decree on Security Audits
Decree on Electronic Certification
Decree on Naming and Addressing Resources
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5. 2.INTERNET RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN CAMEROON
2.1. Legal Status
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Following the enactment of the Law N°2010/013 relating to Electronic
Communication in Cameroon by the President of the Republic and the Decree
N° 2013/0402/PM signed by the Prime Minister and Head of Government,
ANTIC has the mandate to manage the following Internet resouces :
• «.CM » Domain Names
• IP Addresses in Cameroon

6. 2.INTERNET RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN CAMEROON
2.2. « .CM» Domain Names
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14 Registrars registering domain names under the Cameroon’s ccTLD (.cm )
Cameroon’s ccTLD is managed with a policy which is respected by all the
stakeholders
Currently there are 11677 domain names under the Cameroon’s ccTLD
ANTIC is hosting and managing the zone’s master/primary server meanwhile
slave/secondary DNS services are provided by CAMTEL (03), ITU (01), RIPE (01)
VERIZONE (01)

7. 2.INTERNET RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN CAMEROON
2.3. Public IP addresses
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Currently, AfriNIC allocates public IP addresses to ISPs in Cameroon
With the regulation in place, ANTIC has planned to establish partnership with AfriNIC in order to
manage public IP addresses in Cameroon
IPv4 is still widely used by ISP, however some ISP are currently managing IPv6 addresses
ANTIC and stakeholders are developing plans to switch from IPv4 to IPv6
The realization of a national IXP is going on
The elaboration of charter to be respected by LIRs( Local Internet Registeries) is currently going on
ANTIC has organised several meetings with LIRs in order to discuss on the new orientations of
public IP address management inline with legal framework in place
ANTIC has implemented a whois application

8. 3. CYBERSECURITY MEASURES IN CAMEROON
3.1. Organizational measures
Elaboration of a National Information Security Policy
Establishment of a formal framework for the fight against cybercrime involving all cybersecurity actors
(SED, DGSN, DGRE, MINPOSTEL, ANTIC, ART)
Reinforce the cybersecurity legal framework
Sensitization and promotion of teaching cybersecurity related courses in universities
Building partnerships with some organizations (Yahoo, Google, FIRST, INTERPOL)
Elaboration of standards related to cybersecurity(charter, procedure, policy)
Set up sustainable funding mechanisms for cybersecurity activities
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9. 3. CYBERSECURITY MEASURES IN CAMEROON
3.2. Technical measures
Set up a national PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
Set up a CIRT
Conduct security audit nationwide
Set up an IXP (Internet Exchange Point)
Set up a national datacenter
Put in place technical infrastructure to protect and monitor our cyberspace
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10. 4. CONCLUSIONS & PERSPECTIVES
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Develop a strategic framework involving different government structures in order to
elaborate a national IT security policy
Introduce IT Security Officer positions with respective roles in public and private agencies
Reinforce the cybersecurity legal framework
Put in place technical infrastructure(equipment and software) to protect and monitor our
cyberspace
Promote the development of local expertise in the cybersecurity
Establish sustainable funding mechanisms for carrying out cybersecurity activities

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