Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 41 | Page 56

Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + Q + A + AMIR KANAAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR MIDDLE EAST, TURKE AND AFRICA, KASPER These are strange times for businesses and consumers alike. Since the World Health Organisation announced that COVID-19 was to be labelled a global pandemic, drastic changes have happened to almost every aspect of everyone’s lives. It has never been more important to protect the connected world and our amazing ability to communicate, socialise, work and, above all carry out our daily lives, online. Internet providers in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa region have risen to the COVID-19 challenge to ensure smooth Internet access for the masses depending on it. That’s why we as a society must continue to use and trust technologies that help to keep us secure and protected – as spending more time online widens the threat vector when it comes to cyberthreats – and why we as a cybersecurity company are taking several steps to help our customers. Keeping healthcare organisations safe To help medical organisations cope with unprecedented pressures and help protect against cybersecurity risks, we’ve made our B2B solutions available for free for six months. This includes Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud Plus, Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Advanced and Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security. Keeping businesses and public organisations secure As governments and organisations have placed countries under lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, 75% of companies have expanded their working from home policies. To help companies keep their staff protected as they work and communicate from home, we have extended our Microsoft Office 365 protection to include Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online, as well as offering this free for 180 days, to help secure collaboration and messaging channels within Microsoft Office 365. “ IT HAS BEEN IMPORT PROTE CONN WORL OUR AM ABILI COMMU www.intelligentcio.com