NONE 20260715081019613 wseas/wseas content-registration-form@crossref.org content-registration-form International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2769-2507 Lukumba Phiri Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Zambia Lusaka ZAMBIA Steve Muwowo Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Zambia Lusaka ZAMBIA E-government digital platforms are often attacked by sophisticated cybersecurity threats because of the sensitive nature of the information and services they provide. The analysis finds that these systems have vulnerabilities due to fragmented security architectures, not enough skilled personnel, limited budgets, and reactive security approaches, particularly within developing countries such as Zambia. This study reviews existing research on cybersecurity challenges affecting e-government systems, focusing on Gov-ernment-to-Business (G2B) digital platforms in developing countries. It also examines established cyber-security frameworks, including Defence-in-Depth (DiD), NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, and the Zero Trust model. The study also reviews the role of Centralized Security Monitoring Platforms (CSMPs) integrated with Intrusion Detection and Prevention Platforms (IDPPs) in improving threat visibility, event correla-tion, and coordinated incident response. A lightweight validation approach is carried out using a virtual-ized environment, which relies on open-source platforms such as pfSense, Suricata, and Wazuh to show how the centralization of monitoring increases situational awareness and correlates events to show the relevance of the proposed solution within a resource-constrained environment. 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