The UAE’s National Cybersecurity Council (NCSC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei to collaborate in the strengthening of local strategies and efforts related to cybersecurity. In terms of the MoU, both parties will work towards strengthening strategic collaboration in cybersecurity based on the public-private-partnership (PPP) model. Dr. Mohammad Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Head […]

Software titan Microsoft used its participation at GISEC 2022 to reiterate its commitment to securing the hybrid workplace of the future. “Security has never been more critical for our customers given the evolving threat landscape and the move to hybrid work that so many companies are now forced to navigate,” said Sayed Hashish, General Manager, […]

UK-based cybersecurity company BlueFort Security has signed a new partnership agreement with KnowBe4, a provider of security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. Under the terms of the agreement KnowBe4 will become BlueFort Security’s preferred security awareness training partner, further expanding BlueFort’s cybersecurity solutions which address key areas of cyber risk including end-point protection, discovery […]

Vodacom, a purpose-led African connectivity, digital and financial services company, has launched Africa’s first Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outposts Innovation Lab in collaboration with AWS and Intel. The laboratory will focus on accelerating technology innovations across different industries, delivering faster scalability, and creating the opportunity to use infrastructure and technologies to solve business challenges. Kabelo […]

Orange Business Services, a global network-native digital services company, and Fortinet, a global provider of automated cybersecurity solutions, have partnered to deliver a disruptive approach to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) by integrating Fortinet’s Security-driven Networking technologies into the Orange telco cloud infrastructure. The partnership reinforces security and networking convergence, while optimising performance regardless of […]

Airtel Africa, a telecommunications and mobile money services provider with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has announced that its B2B provider, Airtel Business Africa, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Avaya Holdings Corp, to better equip organisations across the continent to deliver effortless customer and employee experiences by providing customer control […]

Regional distributor Logicom, has announced a new distribution partnership with VAST Data, a data platform company for the AI-powered world. The deal is part of VAST Data’s international expansion programme. Under the agreement, Logicom will help VAST Data accelerate adoption of its high-performance Universal Data storage platform by broadening reach with key channel partners and […]

Noname Security, an API security company and HighPoint, a technology infrastructure solutions provider, have announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership that will see HighPoint resell Noname’s API Security Platform as part of its innovative services to clients in multiple business sectors. Noname Security delivers the most powerful, complete, and easy-to-use […]

Fortinet, a global provider of broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced that five new service providers – Etihad Atheeb Telecom Company, Microland, Radius Telecoms, Spectrotel, and TIME dotCom – have added Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to their managed service portfolios. Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution and integration with the Fortinet Security Fabric supports MSSPs in […]

Flapmax has announced the 12 companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST start-up accelerator created to help strengthen and scale Africa’s digital ecosystem. In partnership with Microsoft, Flapmax’s 12-week start-up accelerator begins March 21st, 2022. The diverse class of entrepreneurs come from six different countries, serve nine industries, and include two female founders. […]