Lomé has played host to Africa's first ever cybersecurity summit with several Africa officials and private industry leaders in attendance. The event has been postponed because of the pandemic but went ahead this week in Togo's city of Lomé. The event has been co-organised by the...
Africa's leading independent telecommunications provider Phase3 Telecom has announced that it will be increasing its security. The move comes as part of a phased approach to provide the company with a more secure infrastructure that can combat cybernetic breaches. This upgrade will also provide support in...
The latest report from Mimecast has warned that the underfunding of critical cyber defences is leaving South African organisations exposed to cyberattacks. The report, titled Mimecast State of Email Security 2022 report, comes at the same time as findings from Altron Systems Integration also warned South African...
South Africa's AVeS Cyber Security has become the first certified trainer in Africa for Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS). This added security technology in AVeS' portfolio will allow the company to support SMEs and enterprises with game-changing cyber security awareness skills to help them make more...
Global cybersecurity firm Resecurity has introduced their technologies and securities to support law enforcement in South Africa. At the the inaugural Cyber Intelligence Africa 2022 in Johannesburg, rsecurity presented their expertise in preventing, detecting and prosecuting cybercrime. According to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC), cybercrime...
Kenya is to host one of the two giant data centres in Africa that is being implemented to improve Internet speeds and make it harder for cyber attackers. The new data centres will have multiple servers with a high bandwidth to support spikes in traffic and...
UAE-based Tech First Gulf (TFG) has announced its commitment to East Africa with its East Africa Roadshow, which will spotlight partners’ and customers’ journeys to success. Taking place from 1st to 10th March 2022, the event will hold live workshops across four countries including Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia...
A report by security company Chainalysis has found that cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2021. This was a 30% increase year on year compared to 2020. The latest figure makes up a significant fee of the $33 billion worth of funds cybercriminals have...
Ghana is aiming to push itself to take the lead spot as the most cyber secure country in Africa. Currently, it sits in third position. If Ghana succeeds, the move is expected to help open more doors and encourage investments in the digital space and improve...
Cybersecurity firm Performanta has led a digital education and skills development programme as part of a focus for International Education Day. As cybersecurity exposure to hardware, software, and data from cyberthreats in increasing, Performanta chief people officer Chereen Godwin said that demand was constantly growing for...
