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Analysis & Features

7 Ways To Keep Your Cyber Security Tight

December 22, 2022 admin 0

Are you worried about the safety of your data and personal information while browsing online? Do you want to know more about cyber security and how you can keep it up to scratch? If you [c]

Analysis & Features

Communication Authority, Huawei partner to enhance cyber security skills in Kenya

October 14, 2022 admin 0

With cyber security gaining prominence as a key skill area, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and Huawei have moved to fill the gap by training more young people as part of activities to mark [c]

CSR

Kristel to distribute Paessler’s network monitoring solutions in East Africa

May 30, 2022 admin 0

Kristel Communication, a value-added distributor of cyber security solutions in Kenya, has partnered with Paessler, the German network monitoring software leader, to provide the networking monitoring software Paessler Router Traffic Grapher (PRTG). PRTG which targets start-ups, [c]

Analysis & Features

Cyber Shujaa program targets to transform 2,000 Kenyan youth as cybersecurity experts

March 23, 2022 admin 0

The drive to grow the base of Kenya’s cyber security expertise received a major boost today when, for the first time, an industry-led training program to add 2,000 professionals was unveiled by USIU-Africa, Kenya Bankers [c]

Analysis & Features

Check Point launches Mind, a new portal for cybersecurity training

November 16, 2021 admin 0

Check Point, a global provider of cyber security solutions, has launched Check Point Mind, a knowledge training portal, in collaboration with over 200 recognized training partners. Users can sign up with the portal and choose from [c]

Analysis & Features

BT, Microsoft to jointly develop voice, cyber security and industry solutions for UK clients

July 30, 2021 admin 0

BT and Microsoft have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate innovation across enterprise voice, cyber security and industry-focused services in sectors from digital manufacturing to health, setting businesses in the UK and around the [c]

Analysis & Features

Banks heighten efforts to sensitize customers on secure banking

July 27, 2021 admin 0

The COVID-19 pandemic was a catalyst for migration of consumers from the brick and mortar bank transactions to the digital space. The Kenya Bankers Association’s (KBA) Customer Satisfaction Survey of 2020 indicates bank customers’ preferences for [c]

Analysis & Features

Vodacom Business on disaster recovery through cloud computing

February 19, 2021 admin 0

By Kabelo Makwane During the last year alone, we have seen a number of organisations become the latest victims of targeted cyber-attacks and large-scale data breaches, ultimately bringing business to their knees. Even with the latest [c]

Analysis & Features

Emotet returns as top malware threat in December 2020

January 7, 2021 admin 0

Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies, a provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for December 2020. Researchers reported that the Emotet trojan has [c]

Analysis & Features

Remote Work: Is your firm’s IT environment ready for challenges facing the new normal?

September 24, 2020 admin 0

By Hewitte Lee Panicked responses to the infamous COVID-19 have triggered strange, yet substantial adaptation in remote collaboration innovations became an essential for African organizations. However, the transition might not be easy, according to a [c]

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Liquid Telecom targets cybersecurity solutions market with managed services unit

September 22, 2020 admin 0

Liquid Telecom has unveiled its Cyber Security unit which offers end-to-end managed services for digital security solutions. The offering is designed to protect customers at every intersection of their digitally transformed business including network, people, [c]

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First Distribution extends Kaspersky distribution deal to West Africa

August 12, 2020 admin 0

First Distribution, a pan-African distributor of cyber security, data centre, enterprise and Cloud solutions, has expanded its distribution agreement with Kaspersky, now offering the security software portfolio in West Africa. First Distribution currently distributes Kaspersky [c]

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Google.org earmarks $1 million to fund online safety projects in Africa

August 12, 2020 admin 0

Impact Amplifier, a South Africa-based social enterprise accelerator and advisory firm, has  announced that the deadline for funding applications to support innovative existing and new solutions to combat cyber security and safety threats is August 21, [c]

Analysis & Features

Cyber security in Kenya – The latest threats and how best to guard against them

November 8, 2018 admin 0

Kenya has the highest internet penetration in Africa with over 31 million people having access to the internet, according to a report by Jumia Business Intelligence and GSMA Mobile. With more and more Kenyans connecting [c]

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Serianu sets up cyber-security training and testing centre in Nairobi

March 12, 2018 admin 0

Serianu, a cyber security consultancy firm, has opened its Cyber Immersion Center, a training centre which targets cyber security professionals in Africa to hone their skills and ramp up their cyber-attack preparedness. Located in Nairobi, [c]

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Firms need to remain secure during their digital transformation journey – Microsoft

March 1, 2018 admin 0

At a time when cybercrime incidents are increasing by the day, an increasing number of organisations have recognized the importance of embarking on their own respective journeys to digital transformation. This week, Microsoft hosted a roundtable at [c]

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INTERPOL and Palo Alto Networks to share data related to cybercrime

August 11, 2017 admin 0

INTERPOL and Palo Alto Networks have signed an agreement which will see increased cooperation between the two organizations to prevent and combat cybercrime. The accord, signed at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in [c]

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Up&Ap: Teddy Njoroge on building the brand and revenues for ESET in East Africa  

July 26, 2017 admin 0

For long, since the time I bought a laptop in late 2000’s that is, I used to think – and believe – that ESET was just the free anti-virus software for PCs, nothing else. At [c]

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Secure Connection, Kaspersky’s solution for encrypting traffic on Windows and Mac PCs, now available in Nigeria

May 28, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has introduced Secure Connection, a solution for encrypting traffic on Windows and Mac computers, in Nigeria. Based on VPN technology, Secure Connection it automatically enables encryption when the risk of data interception is most [c]

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There should be a shared, standardized cybersecurity breach reporting mechanism in Kenya – ESET

May 19, 2017 admin 0

A shared reporting system would be a welcome move in developing a unified preventive and counteractive measure to hamper the spread and growth of malware such as ‘WannaCryptor’ and other forms of cybercrime in the country. IT [c]

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Our XG firewall can protect you against “WannaCryptor” ransomware – Sophos

May 17, 2017 admin 0

After analyzing the “WannaCry” attack last week on Friday 12 th May 2017, IT security firm Sophos issued a detection update for its customers. According to SophosLabs, WannaCry mimics an old school computer insecurity technique where viruses swept files [c]

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Govt’s heightened cyber monitoring, surveillance over WannaCry Ransomware attack fears – CS Mucheru

May 16, 2017 admin 0

The Ministry of ICT has reassured the public that the government computer systems and networks are secure following the recent WannaCry Ransomware attack that hit the world on Friday, May 12, 2017. ICT CS Joe Mucheru said on [c]

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Our properties that had secure payment solution not affected by card breach – InterContinental Hotels

April 22, 2017 admin 0

Following a malware attack on its payment card processing systems towards the end of last year, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) hired a cyber security firm on behalf of its franchisees to coordinate an examination of the payment [c]

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The new breed of ISPs: Frontier of cyber security

December 16, 2016 admin 0

By Teddy Njoroge Over the years, data capacities and speeds were the determinants that users in Kenya used to decide the best suited ISP to work with. With the rise in internet penetration in Kenya standing [c]

BLOG

Mobile payment security for a globetrotting generation

November 26, 2016 admin 0

Securing the digital payment ecosystem has been a big focus at this year’s Money20/20 which took place on October 22 – 26, 2016 in Las Vegas. Mastercard sponsors the world’s biggest event focused on payments [c]

News

CyberXchange Conference draws infosec experts from 50 countries

November 7, 2016 admin 0

In a bid to further the global drive for improved cyber security, CyberXchange Conference, West Africa’s premier information security conference held at the Landmark Event Centre, Lekki Lagos Nigeria, on November 2 – 3, 2016. [c]

News

ISACA acquires CMMI Institute to help clients optimize technology use, improve business performance

March 4, 2016 admin 0

ISACA, the professional association for IT governance, assurance and cyber security professionals, today announced that it has acquired CMMI Institute, the global leader in the advancement of best practices in people, process and technology.  By joining forces, [c]

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Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

ChatGPT: The impact will be social, not technical

How ChatGPT will influence cybersecurity

Staff in Africa, Middle East, and Turkey fear that a cyberattack may disrupt robotised production for weeks

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StrongPity APT group’s espionage campaign targets Android users with trojanized Telegram app

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With Africa set to become next global tech hub, here’s what it could mean for industries across the board

AVA to assemble BasiGo’s electric-powered buses for Nairobi PSV operators

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