Trend Micro, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions, is aiming to tackle the cybersecurity skills gap in Africa by delivering a free 10-week programme focused on soft and hard skills required to succeed in the cybersecurity field. The programme will be open to recent ICT-related and...
The Women in Cyber Security Middle East (WiCSME) will conduct their 3rd annual conference November 8th & 9th. The 2022 conference theme is “Connecting Minds, Creating Safer Future”. The theme represents the role of WiCSME in connecting the cybersecurity women of Middle East and North...
The third Africa Data Security Conclave (ADSC) is set to be held virtually on Thursday, October 27, and Friday, October 28, 2022. The third virtual conference is riding off on the success of the first two editions which were held in October 2020 and October 2021...
Seclore, the platform leader in data-centric security, has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Tech First Gulf (TFG), an IT infrastructure and Cybersecurity Value Add Distributor, to deliver digital asset protection for Africa’s largest businesses. The move comes against a backdrop of steadily rising...
Black Hat, one of the most respected informational security event series internationally, is gearing up to bring together the top minds in information security to Riyadh this November, as part of an iconic 3-day event. Taking place from the 15 to 17 of November at...
ImmuniWeb has partnered with Kecam Technologies Limited to help to increase Cyber resilience and compliance in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra-Leone. The partnership allows Kecam Technologies Limited to offer an award-winning and globally recognised ImmuniWeb AI Platform for Application Security Testing, Attack Surface Management and Dark...
A new report from Kaspersky has identified that one in three industrial computers in Africa are at risk of a cyber attack. The industrial control systems (ICS) threat landscape report revealed various types of “malicious objects” were blocked on one in three ICS computers in South...
South African company ESKOM appear to have been targeted by cybercriminals in a $200k attack by the Everest ransomware operators. Earlier this year, the Everest ransomware operators published a notice announcing the sale of "South Africa Electricity company’s root access" for $125,000. At the time, the...
A study by Trellix has discovered that less than 40% of South African security operations (SecOps) professionals are very confident in their ability to adapt to new online threats. The global research study also revealed the cost of siloed security, weak spots in protection and lack...
Swimlane, the low-code security automation company, has announced its expansion to the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) with the appointment of Ashraf Sheet as vice president of the region. Sheet will build on the increasing demand for Swimlane security automation throughout META while accelerating the...
