The African Forum of Computer Incident Response Teams (AfricaCERT) and the STOP. THINK. CONNECT Messaging Convention joined together this month to help promote online safety awareness to the African economies represented by AfricaCERT's membership. One of the main facets of this campaign was to promote cybersecurity awareness at the individual user level.

Since its inception in 2009, the convention's slogan and message has been adopted by dozens of international corporations, government organizations such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and countries including Uruguay and Jamaica. The STOP. THINK. CONNECT. campaign seeks to aid individuals in staying safe online, and  it is the first such campaign the convention has entered into with a multilateral trade association in Africa.