CYBER SCAPE AFRICA | Q2
2019
There is a need for more ‘real’ sessions for the IT teams in the region to be prepared to handle any type
of attack. The simulated environment mimics a typical organization with servers, networking devices,
security solutions (Firewalls, Endpoints, SIEMS), client running both Windows & Linux. The simulated
environment provides a space to make mistakes at no cost to an organization but more importantly the
IT teams learn and are able to implement proactive cyber defense measures within their organizations.
In the near future Virtual Reality (VR) will be implemented to make the training more realistic where
the IT Teams will even interact with physical devices and people in the virtual rooms. The VR platform
will provide an opportunity for film study just like it done in sports – there is no better way to learn than
watch yourself make mistakes.
East Africa as an export
center for cyber security
talent & skills
The key is continued investment
in building our people’s capacity
– H.E Paul Kagame, President for
Rwanda.
Business is the best way to
create a lasting prosperity
Cyber attacks are inevitable just like death howev-
er, we can just sit and wait. Our next steps is to
grow the Africa cyber security talent by an annual
rate of 10%. This will be achieved through the
alliance formed and partnerships with Universities
and other learning institutions. If our public and
private organizations can get access to skilled
cyber security professionals, then we can bring
down the cost of cyber crime in Africa. Our people
will gain more trust in digital business which in
turn creates more opportunities for our businesses
and also attracts investments.
East Africa and greater African has the potential of
becoming a global cybersecurity powerhouse. The
diversity and magnitude of the market are key to
economic growth however, cyber crime will drag
the continent behind. GDPR( de facto data privacy
regulation) will be a major catalyst in the Foreign
Direct Investment in the continent, however with
low cyber security standards investors will shy
away from the continent.
Young Africans are excited & motivated to learn
about cyber security and they want to create a
mark in their respective countries. Feedback
received from the project is that people want more
of such simulated trainings that will provide more
challenging situations to invoke new thought
processes in cyber defense methods. This is an
exciting challenge for us as the project promoters
to take Cyber4Growth to other regions in Africa –
West, Central, South and North.
Special thanks to Yelbridges (Kenya), USIU-Africa (Kenya),
MagilaTech(Tanzania), MilimaTech(Uganda), Bizoneer
Consulting Africa LTD(Rwanda).
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