Cameroon has significantly strengthened its national cyber defense capabilities following the acquisition and deployment of advanced cybersecurity technology at the Computer Incident Response Team CIRT of the National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies ANTIC. CIRT, the country's specialized unit for detecting, preventing, and responding to cyber threats, now benefits from enhanced tools to safeguard the national cyberspace.
The new equipment was acquired under the World Bank-funded Project for the Acceleration of Digital Transformation of Cameroon PATNUC and was officially handed over to ANTIC on January 20, 2026, at a ceremony in Yaounde led by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Libom Li Likeng. The Minister urged ANTIC to use the systems judiciously to create a secure and attractive digital environment that supports the sustainable growth of Cameroon's digital economy.
The upgraded technology includes servers, storage consoles, investigation platforms, workstations, and vulnerability scanning and penetration testing tools. According to ANTIC Director General Prof. Ebot Ebot Enaw, these assets will enable the agency to proactively respond to cyberattacks on Cameroon's critical infrastructure, particularly through intrusion detection and prevention systems.
