Cybersecurity Insights
Top Digital Transformation and Innovation Countries in Africa: A Comprehensive Comparison of Technology Development in the African Continent
Written by Divine Sufor Anye, Phd. The world has never been as connected or as digital as it is today. From personal devices to complicated industrial systems, digitization is now all around us. Wherever you look, the world seems to be taking on a digital dimension....
Solutions to Solving Africa’s Digital Divide Must Include Satellite
ANALYSIS featured on AllAfrica.com 3 June 2019 By Ambassador Omar Arouna The digital divide in Africa is real: Three-quarters of the people on the continent do not have sufficient access to the internet - or have no access at all. This has an impact on everyone and in...
Challenges of the fight against cybercrime in Africa
Ambassador Omar Arouna Managing Director of US-Africa Cybersecurity Group (USAFCG) discussed challenges and the impact of cybercrime in Africa on Africa 24 with Corinne Kamdem. AFRICA24: The first global news channel for Africa. Africa news for the world, world news...
Cyber threat in Africa and its impact on the United States
Ambassador Omar Arouna Managing Director of the US-Africa Cybersecurity Group is on Voice of America Plugged in with Greta Van Susteren talking about Cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, cyberattacks.
Priscilla Mutembwa joins USAFCG as Vice President, Cybersecurity Policy and Development
Ambassador Omar Arouna, Managing Partner of US-Africa Cybersecurity Group, has appointed Priscilla Mutembwa as Vice President, Cybersecurity Policy and Development. Further to the appointment, Ambassador Arouna commented: “I’m delighted that Priscilla Mutembwa is...
Other Cybersecurity Insights and Opinions
Are we paying attention to the new challenges of the digital world?
When Estonia started building its information society about two decades ago, there was no digital data being collected about its citizens. The general population did not have the internet or even devices with which to use it. Sound familiar? It took great courage to...
Cybersecurity in the Age of Digital Transformation
As companies embrace technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, cloud, and mobility, security must be more than an afterthought. But in the digital era, the focus needs to shift from securing network perimeters to safeguarding data spread across systems,...
Companies In Africa Can’t Afford To Turn A Blind Eye To Cyber Security
Half a billion US dollars – that’s how much cyber-related incidents now cost organizations in Nigeria each year. The figures for many other African countries are similarly high, estimated at $50 million for Uganda and $250 million in Kenya. But even these figures are...
Global Cybersecurity Index 2017
The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) is a survey that measures the commitment of Member States to cybersecurity in order to raise awareness. The second edition of the Global Cybersecurity Index 2017, released by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an...
African Union Cybersecurity Profile: Seeking a Common Continental Policy
Africa is now home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies–the terms “Africa rising” and “lions on the move” have both been used in recent years to capture the positive economic outlook for the continent. In tandem with this new economic boom, countries in...