Category: IT Security

Abidjan, Ivory Coast// — The African Development Bank Group has taken a significant step forward in its fight against corruption and financial crime by signing a Letter of Intent with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) today.

Pan-African and multinational corporations are regular targets for content-theft syndicates out to profit from their intellectual property. To fight back against these international crime cartels, content producers are building equally sophisticated global partnerships.

In 2025, Gartner predicts the hybrid cloud will remain a corporate priority, with 90% adopting it by 2027. Public cloud end-user spending is expected to reach $723 billion by the end of the year, while all cloud segments across hybrid, distributed, cloud-native and multi-cloud will see significant growth.

Johannesburg, South Africa//- – As the African continent continues its digital transformation, cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with AI emerging as a tool for more strategic and effective attacks – including distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) strikes.

Espoo, Finland – Ooredoo Qatar, the leading telecommunications company in Qatar with more than 3.4 million customers, has selected Nokia to modernize the operator’s core network to enable the delivery of more advanced services, using network slicing and the integration of AI and machine learning capabilities that strengthen network performance, reliability, and the overall customer […]

Web3 promised decentralization, transparency, and security, but instead of breaking free from Web2’s vulnerabilities, it has inherited them, creating an even more dangerous cyber threat landscape.

When it comes to transforming the economic potential of Africa, artificial intelligence (AI) is anticipated to contribute up to $1.5 trillion to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the continent[1].

A guide to awareness and vigilance In today’s digitally driven world, we are inundated with cyber scams, both direct and indirect, daily. As cybersecurity technology evolves to block traditional attacks, cybercriminals are increasingly turning to social engineering—manipulative psychological tactics that exploit human trust and emotion—to achieve their goals. One of the most alarming examples of this […]

Smile ID, Africa’s leading provider of identity verification solutions, has released its 2025 Digital Identity Fraud in Africa Report, highlighting critical fraud trends across the continent.

New research highlights a stark reality: IT directors at major global firms are preparing for an unprecedented surge in cyber threats driven by AI, machine learning, and the Metaverse.