Tag: kenya
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AfricaHackon 2019: a great event and a reminder that security is global
It was a few years ago that I first learned of AfricaHackon , Africa’s premier IT security conference. It led me to invite Tyrus Kamau, one of the event’s organisers, to speak at VB2017 in Madrid in a presentation that was very well received. This year, this invitation was returned and thus I travelled to…
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AfricaHackon 2019: a great event and a reminder that security is global
It was a few years ago that I first learned of AfricaHackon , Africa’s premier IT security conference. It led me to invite Tyrus Kamau, one of the event’s organisers, to speak at VB2017 in Madrid in a presentation that was very well received. This year, this invitation was returned and thus I travelled to…
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VB2017 video: The state of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya
IT security, or the lack thereof, affects Internet users around the world, and though many of the issues we face are global, there is a noticeable difference in the threats faced in various countries and regions, as well as in the ways they are dealt with. It is thus no coincidence that we strive to…
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VB2017 video: The state of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya
IT security, or the lack thereof, affects Internet users around the world, and though many of the issues we face are global, there is a noticeable difference in the threats faced in various countries and regions, as well as in the ways they are dealt with. It is thus no coincidence that we strive to…
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Tizi Android malware highlights the importance of security patches for high-risk users
A well-known security researcher once said : “if you purposely choose Android you are either Poor, Cheap, or really hate Apple.” Android has a bad reputation in security circles, though these days that is less because of a lack of effort on Google ‘s part and more because of the prevalence of many older devices…
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Tizi Android malware highlights the importance of security patches for high-risk users
A well-known security researcher once said : “if you purposely choose Android you are either Poor, Cheap, or really hate Apple.” Android has a bad reputation in security circles, though these days that is less because of a lack of effort on Google ‘s part and more because of the prevalence of many older devices…
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VB2017 preview: State of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya
The Internet is very much a global phenomenon, and for that reason, so is cybersecurity. A remote code execution vulnerability is as much of a problem on a server in Afghanistan as it is on one in Zimbabwe. Yet threats do vary between countries and regions, and in order to get a complete picture of…
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VB2017 preview: State of cybersecurity in Africa: Kenya
The Internet is very much a global phenomenon, and for that reason, so is cybersecurity. A remote code execution vulnerability is as much of a problem on a server in Afghanistan as it is on one in Zimbabwe. Yet threats do vary between countries and regions, and in order to get a complete picture of…