It’s no secret that when it comes to gender bias and stereotypes, one of the industries that struggles the most is cybersecurity. Over the past decade efforts to break to bias and encourage more women into the sector have increased, but does it go far...
Global leader in digital security, ESET, recently acknowledged outstanding successes and innovations of its partners at its annual Partner Awards events held from April to June in Namibia, Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. With growth and sustainability as its central theme for 2022, the awards aimed...
Dr Moataz Bin Ali, Area Vice President and Managing Director, Trend Micro MEA, looks at cybersecurity preparedness and how it can ensure longevity for businesses. The way we live, and work has changed drastically, thanks to the wave of digital transformation precipitated by the pandemic. As...
Africa’s largest digital payments network, MFS Africa, has reached an agreement to buy Global Technology Partners (GTP). Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, GTP is the number one processor for prepaid cards in Africa, with over 80 banks using its platform including UBA, Ecobank, BIA, Stanbic, Coris, NSIA...
US based Spirion LLC is strengthening its cybersecurity portfolio by partnering and launching in North Africa with Dubai-based Spire Solutions. The partnership will see the Tampa based company extend its software distribution channels at a global level across both public and private sectors. Spirion President and CEO...
A cybersecurity scholarship has been launched in South Africa to encourage women of colour to upskill. The scholarship has been launched by KnowBe4, provider of one of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platforms. It has partnered with the Centre for Cyber Safety...
Three nations including Ghana have called upon the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) to help them develop their cybersecurity defences in their countries. The other two nations were Mozambique and Sierra Leone. The courtesy calls were led by senior officials of the cyber security institutions of these...
A new survey from Cisco has highlighted the importance of making cybersecurity protocols simpler and integrated while safeguarding the corporate network from attack. The survey also found that even though 53% of employees believe that securing their work devices are important and simple to do, there...
Global cloud software company NetApp® has teamed up with NVIDIA to advance its supercomputing infrastructure. The announcement sees that NetApp EF600 all-flash NVMe storage combined with the BeeGFS parallel file system is now certified for NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD™. The new certification simplifies artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Global leader in cybersecurity solutions, Fortinet has announced its Training Institute programs will help to close the cybersecurity gaps. In September last year, Fortinet pledged to train 1 million people in cybersecurity as part of the company’s commitment to address the cyber talent shortage. Through the...
