Africa Matters

UN Calls Africa for Closing Internet Connectivity and Digital Governance Gap

Against a backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions, proliferating crises and widening inequalities, the challenges facing the global community in reaching the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are vast, the UN said on Monday. With the Internet holding a critical role in navigating these complexities, the 18th annual Internet Governance Forum hosted by the Government of Japan is under the…

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Africa Endeavor 2023 Senior Leader Communications Symposium

The Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) hosted Africa Endeavor 2023 with U.S. Africa Command in Dar es Salaam from 31 July to 4 August. Africa Endeavor is a pan-African symposium focused on enhancing communications and cybersecurity capabilities while strengthening partnerships among attendees. This year’s theme focused on institutional development by standardizing communications and cyber policies and procedures. The symposium…

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Organisations turn to ‘zero trust’ to modernise their cybersecurity

Promoted | Companies are turning to “zero trust” to modernise their cybersecurity and keep pace with an evolving attack landscape. Organisations are turning to “zero trust” to modernise their cybersecurity programmes and keep pace with an evolving attack landscape. But determining where to start, the capabilities to prioritise and the actions needed to progress towards maturity can be complicated….

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LogRhythm partners with eFinance to strengthen Egypt’s digital payment security ecosystem

LogRhythm has partnered with eFinance to rapidly detect and mitigate threats in Egypt’s digital payment security ecosystem with LogRhythm SIEM, LogRhythm’s security information and event management (SIEM) solution.  LogRhythm will secure eFinance’s operations across the entire Egyptian payment network and establish its reputation as a trusted fintech provider throughout the region.   By adding LogRhythm SIEM into its security systems, eFinance benefits…

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Embracing Tech Innovation While Prioritizing Cybersecurity In A Post-Pandemic Digital Era

The rapid development of digital technology since the turn of the century has fundamentally changed the way business and society operates and interacts. In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic not only drove acute systemic changes in consumer and business behaviors, it also presented a boon for the uptake of digital transformation across the globe, skyrocketing the rate of adoption…

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