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...
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...
The highly anticipated 3rd International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC) is set to take place on 29-30 August 2023 at the Burma Hall, Ghana Armed Forces Headquarters, Accra, Ghana. The new dedicated exhibition hall in Burma Camp, purpose-built to accommodate the growing event, will also...
A new agreement between the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Central Bank of Egypt seeks to fund a "Nigeria-Egypt Fintech Bridge." Fintech is a hot topic in Africa at the moment, recent surveys have found that the continent is lacking in access to financial security,...
The second half of 2023 holds significant implications for businesses worldwide as the landscape of cybersecurity continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace. we find ourselves living in a time of hyper-connectivity and rapidly shifting events that elude our control and defy prediction. Global crises like...
As the digital economy picks up across the continent of Africa, Head of Communication Technologies Nizar Ben Neji and Head of the Department of Science and Technology, Katie Noyes met with high-level delegates from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The meeting, which was detailed in a...