A security expert has warned the U.N Security Council that the threat from the Islamic State extremist group is growing by the day in Africa and the continent could be "the future of the caliphate". Martin Ewi, from the Institute for Security Studies, said the Islamic...
Leading provider for cybersecurity NETSCOUT, has introduced ArborÒ Insight, to enhance threat detection and help address the evolving threat landscape. This groundbreaking technology combined with Arbor Sightline dramatically enhances service delivery and network operator visibility and take NETSCOUT’s DDoS leadership to unparalleled levels. With DDoS attack traffic continuing...
The 17th global edition of World Cyber Security Summit is gearing up with the goal of constructing a security framework for organisations in Jordan, in a bid to battle cyberthreats. The summit is taking place on 15 – 16 August 2022 in Jordan, and features...
Vectra AI, a leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises, has announced two new appointments to its EMEA leadership team. The announcement sees Teppo Halonen appointed as Vice President of EMEA, and Christian Borst named as Chief Technical Officer of EMEA....
The latest OT/IoT security report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds wiper malware, IoT botnet activity, and the Russia/Ukraine war have all impacted the threat landscape in the first half of 2022. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Nozomi Networks Labs researchers saw...
AXIS live Privacy Shield, the surveillance market's only edge analytics camera software, now offers facial blurring technology. With AI-based masking – supported in selected Axis cameras with a deep-learning processing unit (DLPU) – the application analyses live video for human forms and will now give users...
Private security companies in Africa are now subject to new draft regulations around the use of drones. Police minister Bheki Cele has published the draft regulations around the use of ‘remotely piloted aircraft systems', as the use of them increases within the private security sector. South...
Kenya has been ranked as the second best in Africa for airport security by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said in a statement released in the Kenyan capital Nairobi that the country attained the highest regional sustainability indicator in...
Zoom has expanded its online features to now offer users Zoom Phone and Breakout Rooms. The newly released key features also include data routing control, in-product privacy notifications, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and more insights for customers to be in control of their own information and insight....
IDIS, the largest manufacturer of trusted South Korean-made video tech, has launched four new 8MP and 6MP PTZ cameras that deliver outstanding image quality and extend the company’s comprehensive and trusted NDAA-compliant line-up. The new choice of outdoor-ready and vandal-resistant 8MP (DC-S6881HRX) and 6MP (DC-S6681HRX) models...