Heino Gevers, vice-president of global customer success at Mimecast. As CISOs head into their annual budget planning season, many will be looking for more available spend to battle a rapid increase in the scale and sophistication of cyber threats. Research from Mimecast shows that although security leaders are urgently seeking access to more budget, security…
Brazil, Germany, India and Japan have backed a permanent African seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), calling for urgent reform of the Council to reflect contemporary geopolitical realities. The four countries, under the Group of Four (G4), made their position known in a joint statement issued after their foreign ministers met in New…
Ethiopia and Djibouti have described Dangote Group’s $660 million Damarjog-Dewele Oil Terminal and Pipeline Project as a strategic investment expected to strengthen energy security, improve regional trade and deepen economic integration in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh have commended Dangote Group‘s $660 million Damarjog-Dewele Oil…
Kenyan President William Ruto told the General Assembly on Wednesday that the sovereign equality the UN proclaims is contradicted by its own structures, urging Member States to reform the Security Council and an international financial system “built for another age”. Addressing the General Debate, Mr. Ruto said Kenya spoke “not from despair in this institution,…
This initiative proposes restricting the veto for permanent members of the Council in cases involving genocide, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. The United Kingdom has joined France and Mexico’s push for restrictions on the use of the UN Security Council veto in cases involving genocide and crimes against humanity….
Hendrik Krüger, Cloud On Demand Ask most organisations how secure their cloud environment is and you get an inventory of acronyms. We have cloud security posture management (CSPM). We have endpoint detection and response (EDR) on every device. We are on Microsoft 365 E5. All of those can be true while genuine detection capability sits…
Drones have become a primary mechanism of warfare on many fronts around the world. Those fronts range from the war between Russia and Ukraine to the conflict between the United States and Iran. Drones are used to achieve air superiority, a reconnaissance advantage, and highly precise strategic strikes along the front lines. Those strikes range…
Brett Salovy As security risks proliferate and AI emerges as a game-changer in security, security architecture needs to change. This is according to Brett Salovy, Business Development Manager for Africa at Fortinet, who was addressing an executive briefing in Sandton, hosted by Fortinet and QBS Software Africa – a value-added distributor for Fortinet cyber security…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has renewed calls for reform of the United Nations Security Council, saying Africa’s continued lack of a permanent seat is no longer defensible. Guterres made the remarks on Tuesday, September 22, while addressing the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, in what was his…
The Department of Justice said in a court filing late Tuesday that President Donald Trump has the right to ban media outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, calling their access a “privilege” and citing national security concerns. The filing urges a federal judge not to block the ban, ahead of an emergency…
