InfoSecSherpa’s News Roundup for Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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Africa Edition
- Africa grapples with way forward on cybercrime
(ET Telecom, May 12th) - Cyber-attacks more than quadruple in Ethiopia: intelligence agency
(The East African, May 11th) - Morocco’s DGSSI Detected, Neutralized Over 500 Cyber Attacks in 2021
(Morocco World News, May 9th) - Africa’s fourth industrial revolution hinges on fast, reliable, affordable internet connectivity
(Quartz Africa, May 5th) - Ransomware hits more than half of South African companies
(IT Online, May 9th) - University of Rwanda’s mobile tech meet highlights research role in development
(The New Times, April 29th) - Egypt ramps up cyber, data security capabilities
(Al-Monitor, April 12th) - Carnegie report suggests biometrics and digital ID adoption can help South Africa’s cybersecurity
(Biometric Update, May 3rd) - 6 African startups listed among World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers of 2022
(Business Insider Africa, May 11th) - Data security and privacy laws develop across Africa
(Modern Ghana, April 28th)
