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Tshimologong announces fifth edition of Digital Lab Africa
The fifth edition of Digital Lab Africa
( DLA ), the first mentorship and incubation programme for African creatives in innovative and digital content , has launched its next call for applications .
DLA is calling on artists , producers , designers , collectives , students or entrepreneurs from both creative and cultural industries , including from across Sub- Saharan Africa to apply . applications reflect the vitality and uniqueness of the African continent in the field of digital cultures and new technologies .
“ Each year the level innovation in terms of form , storytelling , content and technologies gets better . We expect DLA # 5 to once again exceed our expectations and look forward to receiving quality applications .”
In 2020 , DLA received more than 500 applications from over 32 countries . For its fifth edition , Digital Lab Africa is switching to a fully online format .
DLA aims to incubate emerging talent by offering them a springboard to jump-start and accelerate their projects with the support and expertise of the DLA ecosystem .
The Pan-African accelerator focuses on five key categories : immersive experience , video games , music , animation and digital art .
Lesley Donna Williams , Chief Executive , Tshimologong Precinct , said the DLA
ZeroFOX signs CSSA as its sole distributor
ZeroFOX , a provider of digital risk protection services , has brought a rapidly evolving and intuitive cybersecurity platform to the South African market after it signed CSSA as it sole distributor .
Designed to protect critical digital assets across the public attack surface , the platform improves the organisation ’ s ability to predict , prevent , detect and respond to issues in the prevailing threat landscape .
“ ZeroFOX addresses a growing problem – protecting the enterprise ’ s public attack surface ,” said Gabe Goldhirsh , VP MEA , ZeroFOX . “ In the current open , digital-first business world , attackers have access to customers , employees and stakeholders so it is critical to have a solution that can protect this digital footprint outside of traditional boundaries and security controls . This is what ZeroFOX focuses on – protecting your organisation ’ s widening digital footprint , efficiently .”
CSSA ’ s Toni Bowker said : “ We ’ re thrilled to engage in this partnership with ZeroFOX , bringing its DRP and relevant threat intelligence to the local market .
“ Together , we bring collaborative expertise that ensures our customers experience rapid deployments , reduced costs , greater protection and improved security compliance .”
Goldhirsh said : “ A full security ecosystem also needs to pull in human intelligence and expertise to ensure that the technology and the security come together into a highly efficient response mechanism with relevant processes .”
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