A nationwide public awareness campaign dubbed "Beera Ku Guard" has been launched by National Information Technology Authority - Uganda NITA-U in partnership with the Personal Data Protection Office PDPO .
The campaign is aimed at increasing national consciousness around cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy, both online and offline. The campaign, whose name translates to 'stay guarded, and on the lookout," has been officially unveiled at a media event hosted at Serena Hotel, Kampala, and officiated by the Dr. Hatwib Mugasa, Executive Director of NITA-U.
Representing the executive director at the launch, Arnold Mangeni, the Director, Information Security at NITA-U emphasized that digital development must be anchored in trust, responsibility, and safety.
