The cloud market in South Africa is predicted to grow by up to 50% next year. The prediction comes as the cloud market currently expands at around 30% per quarter. Currently, analysts estimate that half of all servers currently being shipped worldwide are being bought by...
Africa has renewed its call to be better represented at the UN Security Council. The last United Nations General Assembly saw debate focused on expanding the number of member states in the council, as well as which countries should make up its permanent members. The council...
Zimbabwe has stepped up its private security sector with retired police officers and soldiers returning to work for private security companies as armed robberies spiral out of control. The veterans are being called upon to support private security firms and the police after the authorities are...
A new report from Group-IB and Orange CERT revealed that 12 African countries lost millions of dollars to a hacking group between 2018 and 2022. The threat actor, based in an unknown French. speaking country, mainly targeted Francophone Africa and was codenamed OPERA1ER . It managed to...
WISeKey International Holding Ltd., a leading global cybersecurity and IoT company, has announced it will partner with Orbus Digital (part of the GAINDE 2000 Group) to deploy a complete suite of security solutions for organisations' websites based on SSL/TLS services, secured by the OISTE/WISeKey root...
A wildfire on Mount Kilimanjaro has reignited, despite fire officials thinking it was under control. The blaze began on Friday evening near the Karanga site used by climbers ascending the famous peak, at about 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) altitude on its south side. Hard winds helped fan...
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...
The Inaugural African Airforce Forum will highlight aviation in Low-intensity conflicts and will be hosted by the Senegal Air Force at the King Fahd Palace Dakar in Senegal from 26 to 27 October 2022. The two-day forum will feature bespoke networking exercises and interactive platforms for...
The trade body representing the global hologram industry has secured five new members as it further strengthens its role as a leading global authority on commercial authentication, ID security and packaging augmentation technologies. The move sees Egypt’s security printers NASPS (National Company for Advanced Industries and...
