This week, we’ve been in Zambia, participating in the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFA). Our Communications expert Sylvia Beamish, along with David Moepeng from InFuture Foundation, presented a workshop on Tackling Cyber Poverty through Cyber awareness campaigns. The aim of the workshop was to inspire and encourage people to take action on cyber … Read more
In April this year, we were delighted to announce the Republic of Mauritius as the Cyber4Dev hub for Africa. As part of this designation and in co-operation with the Ministry of Information, Communications & Innovation and MU-CERT, it was agreed that a number of wide ranging activities would take place to enable the development of … Read more
This week, over 160 of Mozambique’s burgeoning cyber community took part either in person or online in our comprehensive CSIRT Essentials Training, which is part of Cyber4Dev’s training portfolio. Making our first trip to Maputo at the invitation of INTIC (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação), we are delighted to support Mozambique’s efforts … Read more
This week, in Tallinn, we have been sharing our insights on the development of the cyber ecosystem with our colleague Priyankara Perera, from Sri Lanka CERT -CC. During this immersive and wide-ranging visit, our Cyber4Dev experts and partners in Tallinn have explored the principles and techniques that have helped to forge Estonia’s reputation as the … Read more
Cyber4Dev makes first trip to Maputo at the request of INTIC (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação). This week, over 160 of Mozambique’s burgeoning cyber community took part either in person or online in our comprehensive CSIRT Essentials Training, which is part of Cyber4Dev’s training portfolio. The course is a thorough introduction to … Read more
NEWS: New Traffic Light Protocol standard released after five years The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has published TLP 2.0, a new version of its Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) standard, five years after the release of the initial version. The TLP standard is used in the computer security incident response team (CSIRT) … Read more
29.07.2022 NEWS: 1 in 3 employees don’t understand why cybersecurity is important According to a new Tessian report, 30% employees do not think they personally play a role in maintaining their company’s cybersecurity posture. What’s more, only 39% of employees say they’re very likely to report a security incident, making investigation and remediation even more … Read more
22.07.2022 NEWS: The rise and continuing popularity of LinkedIn-themed phishing Phishing emails impersonating LinkedIn continue to make the bulk of all brand phishing attempts; according to Check Point, 45% of all email phishing attempts in Q2 2022 imitated the style of communication of the professional social media platform, with the goal of directing targets to … Read more
NEWS: Conventional cybersecurity approaches are falling short Traditional security approaches that rely on reactive, detect-and-respond measures and tedious manual processes can’t keep pace with the volume, variety, and velocity of current threats, according to Skybox Security. As a result, 27% of all executives and 40% of CSOs say their organizations are not well prepared for … Read more
The journey towards developing a robust and resilient national cyber security strategy is a long one and one which requires building trusted and valuable partnerships to ensure success. It’s with this in mind that we’re particularly delighted to have supported Ecuador in the development of the country’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, which was launched in Quito … Read more
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