Algeria has called for reform of UN Security Council and to ask for two permanent seats for Africa. Algeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, asked for the change as the ninth conference of senior African officials discussed peace and security across the continent. Lamamra said: "Africa...
Fabio Marti, Vice President, Marketing for Azena, looks at how organisations can transform their perimeter detection with modern technology. The phrase “guns, guards and gates” is likely still used in many places around the world to describe perimeter security measures. These technologies and techniques are part...
Uganda has heightened its security in its national parks following a tragic fatal incident where a ranger was killed by armed poachers. State-run Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) confirmed the step up in security via a statement. It revealed that it has deployed additional personnel at strategic...
Sprinklers have become much more widely recognised in building codes, with buildings of certain types and uses now routinely being protected with sprinklers however, Alan Brinson asks, could there also be a disruptive technology out there that could replace sprinklers? Since I set up the European...
Alviva Holdings, one of Africa's largest ICT products and services providers has invested in a robust, cloud-based disaster recovery (DR) and backup solution. Partnering with VMware Cloud Verified Partner Routed, the distribution giant is using a consumption-based DR-as-a-Service (DRaaS) solution hosted on VMware Cloud at two of...
Cybastion, an emerging leader in the field of cybersecurity, is proud to be a platinum sponsor for the United States -Africa Business Forum. The highly anticipated event will bring leaders from across the African continent to Washington, DC from December 13-15, 2022. The Summit demonstrates the...
Cybersecurity company Trellix has released its annual threat predictions report for 2023. Forecasts from the Trellix Advanced Research Center anticipate spikes in geopolitically motivated attacks across Asia and Europe, hacktivism fueled by tensions from opposing political parties, and vulnerabilities in core software supply chains. John Fokker,...
A TV broadcaster in Africa has been hit by cyber attacks since it began streaming the World Cup from Qatar. Officials at New World TV, a relatively new pan-African audio-visual group in Togo, confirmed it had also been attacked before the finals kicked off in Qatar...
Sophos, global cybersecurity leader, revealed that ransomware remains one of the greatest cybercrime threats to organisations in Africa. The firm disclosed the information in a recent Threat Report. The report details how the cyber threat landscape has reached a new level of commercialisation and convenience for...
One lasting legacy of the covid pandemic was the acceleration in the adoption of cloud-based access control solutions. Karel Stanovnik, International Business Developer at SPICA, challenges the common myths surrounding cloud-based applications. With on-prem solutions struggling to integrate access control with other critical business solutions, it...
