Cyber Security Surge in South Africa: Digital Boom Fuels R165 Billion Market Growth
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s digital economy is forging a new battleground, driving a massive surge in cybersecurity spending that is projected to balloon the...
North Africa Hit by Surge in High-Power DDoS Attacks
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS has released fresh global threat intelligence revealing a sharp escalation in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks across North Africa. Telecommunications operators,...
Mozambique Abandons 5G Spectrum Auction for Administrative Rollout, Mandating Coverage in All Capitals
MAPUTO, Mozambique — The Mozambican government has abruptly canceled a planned auction for fifth-generation (5G) mobile network frequencies, announcing that it will instead allocate...
Kampala Rises as Global AI Hub: GAIME Conference Challenges Silicon Valley Dominance
Kampala, Uganda —The global discourse on Artificial Intelligence is shifting, with the announcement of the GAIME Conference marking a pivotal moment. The event, scheduled...
Engineering Firm Kent Buys Data Center Specialist Sudlows
Engineering services company Kent has acquired Dubai-headquartered Sudlows Consulting, a firm specializing in data center design and engineering, marking a significant push into the...
Ghana’s Cybersecurity Authority Secures Second Term as ANCA Chair, Extending Leadership in African Digital...
Ghana's Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has been unanimously re-elected to a second term as Chair of the African Network of Cybersecurity Authorities (ANCA), a...
Liberia Launches Youth Peace Plan with $15.4M Investment
The Government of Liberia has launched a comprehensive five-year, $15.4 million National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security (NAP-YPS), aiming to empower young...
Nigeria Launches Nationwide Security, Anti-Indecency Campaigns
Abuja, Nigeria - Nigeria's National Orientation Agency (NOA) is spearheading a dual-pronged campaign to address pressing social issues, with plans to raise security awareness...
Spider Labs Rebrands, Emphasizing AI to Fight Digital Fraud and Protect Marketing
TOKYO — Spider Labs Inc., a leading provider of fraud prevention tools in Japan, has rebranded as a "Marketing Security Platform" to tackle the...
Police Launch Ethical Social Media Campaign Amid Cybercrime Surge
Namibia has seen a sharp rise in online crime, with the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) reporting thousands of cases of fraud, defamation and other...
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180 Day Cyber Training Sprint for MEA and Africa to Close Region’s Skills Gap
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Experts call for deeper collaboration against cyber threats in Africa
Experts from the United Nations (UN) and Ethiopia on Wednesday called for deeper collaboration among artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders across Africa to tackle the...
Can International Law Tame Cyber Warfare?
The question of whether cyberspace can be governed by international treaty has moved from academic debate to urgent policy challenge and the honest answer...
