Cameroon’s national Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), part of the National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), has bolstered its cybersecurity defenses amid a surge in cyber incidents across the country.
The new equipment and software, valued at over $1.3 million, were officially commissioned in Yaoundé on January 20, under a World Bank-funded initiative–the Project for the Acceleration of Transformation of Cameroon.
According to Ebot Ebot Enaw, ANTIC’s Director General, the upgraded infrastructure includes five servers, three investigation platforms, twenty storage consoles, thirty workstations, and three platforms dedicated to vulnerability scanning and intrusion testing. He emphasized that these enhancements significantly improve ANTIC’s capabilities in penetration testing and threat intelligence, enabling more effective monitoring and response to cyber threats.
Enaw highlighted that the new equipment will improve the agency’s surveillance and investigation capabilities, ultimately fostering greater trust in Cameroon’s digital environment. The rise in cybercrime reports underscores the importance of this upgrade, with ANTIC processing 32,500 complaints in 2025–a 30% increase from the previous year.
The Director General expressed confidence that deploying advanced cybersecurity tools within the country’s critical infrastructure will enable ANTIC to identify and proactively counter cyber threats. “The high processing power of this equipment and software will strengthen our ability to collect data from various sources such as sensors, databases, and user interactions. It will help us prepare and filter data to eliminate errors and duplicates, ensuring high-quality information. Additionally, it will allow us to store and analyze large volumes of data efficiently, enhancing our response to cyber incidents, threats, intrusions, and data breaches,” Enaw explained.
This strategic investment aims to position Cameroon as a more resilient digital nation, capable of defending against increasing cyber threats and safeguarding vital national assets.
