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Christopher Banda has a diverse work experience in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Christopher started their career as a System Administrator at zain (Airtel) Malawi in 2006 and worked in that role until 2009. In 2009, they joined MACRA and served as an ICT Projects Manager until 2011. From 2011 to 2017, Christopher worked as an ICT Development Manager at MACRA. Christopher then moved on to become the CERT Manager, responsible for monitoring national incidents, identifying threats to critical infrastructures, and assisting in incident response and recovery. In 2021, Christopher was promoted to Head of CERT at MACRA, a position they currently hold.

Christopher Banda's education history includes a Master of Science (MS) degree in Cyber Security from EC-Council University, a Professional Graduate Certificate in Information Security/Information Assurance from EC-Council University, a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Informatics from the University of Malawi, a Diploma in Information Technology from the University of Malawi, and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Information Technology from the University of Malawi.

In addition to their degrees, Christopher Banda has obtained certifications in Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Network Defender (CND) from EC-Council. The specific years of obtaining the certifications are not provided.