Black Hat Middle East & Africa (MEA), the cyber industry’s fastest-growing event, will take place in the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Centre, as it looks to record huge growth in floor space, exhibitors, national and industry pavilions, and speakers. Running from November 14-16, this year’s event...
Bogdan Raciega has joined the International Water Mist Association (IWMA) Scientific Council. Raciega is already IWMA’s representative at the European Commission (expert group on marine safety) and brings with him a wide range of experience. He currently works as the Fire Laboratory Director for the Baltic Fire...
Due to the infrastructure of Africa, water is unevenly distributed, meaning that millions of South Africans are forced to travel long distances to have access to clean water. This water is then captured and transported back to tribes, families and towns alike, with the goal of...
Streamlight Inc – a provider of high-performance lighting, has unveiled its newest product, the USB-C rechargeable Wedge XT. Delivering up to 500 lumens for two hours when on high, the new light features a flat, low-profile design that makes it suitable for concealed carry in a...
Cyberx Africa is now underway. Speakers at the top of various industries have come together to discuss balancing security, innovations, boosting cyber resilience and cyber capacity across the African continent, implementing zero-trust strategies and more. In the wake of rising data breaches in Q1 2023, Cyberx Africa...
ChatGPT is taking the world by storm with its widespread capabilities and its applicability in a number of fields. Schools across the UK, the US and the Middle East are looking at ways of restricting Chat-GPT's usage in homework and work assignments, due to the generative...
Smishing is an uncommon word, but makes perfect sense when broken down into its two components - SMS Phishing. As the name implies, these are text messages which have a seemingly innocent request on them, informing you of an upcoming payment, missed payment or interruption in...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spent a record N125.3 billion on national security last year – almost tripling from the year before. Data revealed that between 2014 and 2022, CBN spent a total of N507 billion on national security, armed forces and state security, among...
Africa is surging in technology at the moment, with fields such as data centres, the cloud and robotic technologies all advancing at a notable rate. Artificial Intelligence is no exception, the innovative technology is being implemented in all sorts of devices. AI is now in cameras,...
Darktrace's innovative cybersecurity solutions continue to evolve, with the introduction of HEAL. The three parts of Darktrace's AI Loop which were fully operational, PREVENT, DETECT and RESPOND have already been covered in previous articles at Security Middle East, however, a quick breakdown of their functionality can...
