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...
African stakeholders in the security sector will undergo one-week training in Niger from today as part of efforts to improve on the monitoring of issues pertaining to women, peace, and security on the continent. The training is facilitated by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre...
According to the latest KPMG report, KPMG’s Africa Cyber Security Outlook 2022 Survey: Addressing Cybersecurity, 75% of firms are struggling to recruit and retain cyber talent. The report also highlighted that only one in three had access to a sufficient talent pool. Whilst businesses are struggling...
The private security sector in South Africa is set to receive improved basic salaries with a 13% annual wage rise. The increase will also increase for the next four years after two employer associations and five unions inked a deal in the sector's wage talks. The agreement is...
Results from KPMG Africa’s Cyber Security Outlook 2022 survey have found the cybersecurity industry in Africa to be showing signs of maturing. According to KPMG, the report highlights that the cyber landscape in Africa is highly dynamic and rapidly evolving. The advancement is thought to be...
Liquid, a subsidiary of pan-African technology group Cassava Technologies, has released a new security solution designed to halt cyber attacks. Liquid has launched its Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Secure offering which works by scrubbing traffic and blocking known attackers or malicious traffic. It's being offered...
Japan is pushing for Africa to have a permanent seat at the UN Security Council, and will use its place to push the position. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Tunisia: "Japan reiterates its determination to redress the historical...
Deadly forest fires in northern Algeria in Africa have killed 26 people and left dozens more injured. Kamel Beldjoud, the country's interior minister, said 24 died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in Setif. The fires are...
