InfoSecSherpa’s WeeklyAfrica InfoSec News Round Up for October 5, 2021
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1 min readOct 5, 2021
- Information Security in Africa — The Canon Perspective
(Africa News, October 4th) - Atlantic Council’s Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge expands to South Africa
(Atlantic Council, October 4th) - Dr. Antwi-Boasiako appointed Director-General of Cyber Security Authority
(MyJoyOnline, October 1st) - Expensive data, cyber-bullying, depriving women from benefits of digital space — Media Foundation for West Africa
(GhanaWeb, October 5th) - Ukraine, Europe learning from Ghana’s expertise in cybersecurity awareness — Antwi-Boasiako
(GhanaWeb, October 2nd) - SEACOM selects NETSCOUT to offer managed DDOS services to customers in Kenya and South Africa
(Zawya, October 5th) - Nigeria’s e-security ranks top 50 globally, best in Africa ― Report
(Vanguard, September 30th) - Nigeria’s president directs conditional end to Twitter ban
(Federal News Network, October 1st) - Ghana’s cybersecurity ranking at 89.69%, up from 2017’s 36.2% — Ursula Owusu
(GhanaWeb, October 1st) - University of Mpumalanga thwarts R100m hack attempt
(IT Web South Africa, October 4th)
