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Africa: Top Security Experts to Converge in Lagos for Sascon 2025, Tackle Insecurity, Terrorism in Africa

eriinfo.com5 hours ago03 mins

Lagos — In a major step toward addressing the rising security challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa, ASIS International Lagos Chapter 206 has announced plans to host a landmark security summit in Lagos, Nigeria. Tagged the Sub-Saharan Africa Security Conference (SASCON) 2025, the two-day event will bring together Africa’s top security professionals, innovators, and policymakers to brainstorm…

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Africa Aware – Strengthening Africa’s Health Security

eriinfo.com3 days ago02 mins

In this episode, Dr Jean Kaseya discusses how Africa CDC public health initiatives strengthen the capacity of health institutions across the African continent to deal with growing disease threats. The public health systems in Africa are under growing pressure. The sharp 70 per cent drop in official development assistance (ODA) risks weakening critical health programmes,…

Cyber security is everyone’s problem – Experts speak out on ITWeb TV

eriinfo.com4 days ago08 mins

Samantha Hanreck, associate consultant for AI business strategy at the Cyber Security Institute and Rejoice van der Walt, CEO & co-founder, AI Nexus Research, Training and Consultancy. From the urgent need for businesses to move beyond the outdated view that cyber security is merely ‘an IT problem’ to the far-reaching impacts of AI, Africa’s cyber…

Microsoft Sentinel: The future of cyber security for SA enterprise

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago04 mins

Microsoft Azure – designed by MVT Systems – powered by First Distribution. South African businesses are facing an unprecedented wave of cyber threats ransomware, phishing, insider attacks and increasingly sophisticated adversaries. The old, reactive approach to cyber security no longer cuts it. That’s where Microsoft Sentinel comes in. A cloud native SIEM and XDR solution…

Social Security Administration sends misleading email lauding Trump’s new tax cuts law

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration has sent a misleading email to beneficiaries stating that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cuts and spending law eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits for most recipients. “The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful…

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Africa: Sevilla – Without Sustainable Development, There Is Neither Hope Nor Security

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago08 mins

A senior UN official has told UN News that the global development challenge is not lack of money, but how to align public and private capital flows. The Sevilla Agreement adopted this week, sets out a roadmap for all UN Member States — except the US which pulled out earlier this month — with the…

Trend Micro, Dell, NVIDIA partner on AI-powered cyber security

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago04 mins

Trend Micro, in collaboration with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA, has released a suite of OEM appliances to support AI-powered infrastructure. Cyber security firm Trend Micro has partnered with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA to deliver a suite of co-developed, pre-approved original equipment manufacturer (OEM) appliances aimed at securing AI-driven infrastructure solutions. As part of the collaboration,…

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Africa: ‘A Moral Failure’ – Security Council Hears About Grave Violations Against Children Caught in War

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago08 mins

When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three years-old, she woke up to missiles falling around her, forcing her and her family to flee their home. “From that day on, our home became a travel bag and our path became that of displacement … My childhood was filled with fear and anxiety…

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Africa: Non-State Actors Dominate Africa’s Security

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago07 mins

Senator Momo Cyrus, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defense, Intelligence, Security, and Veteran Affairs, has highlighted a critical shift in Africa’s security landscape. Ccording to him, the 21st-century African security terrain is increasingly shaped not only by state actors, but by a diverse range of non-state actors (NSAs). These include violent extremist groups, private…

Can SA overcome historic challenges to progress in cyber security

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago06 mins

Business leaders and cyber security experts shared insights on ITWeb TV during the 20th annual ITWeb Security Summit 2025. At the annual ITWeb Security Summit 2025, technology professionals used the opportunity to reflect on changes in SA’s cyber security ecosystem and what issues need to be addressed to help this market advance. Speaking to ITWeb…