The Rise of Ransomware in Africa: Lessons for Business Leaders Across East & Sub-Saharan Africa

June 22, 2026 by Tom Abuta

Over 90% of organizations that paid a ransom still lost data. Payment does not guarantee recovery it marks your organization as a compliant target and directly funds the next breach. When an attack occurs, the ransom demand itself is typically a fraction of the true cost. Prolonged operational paralysis, loss of customer trust, regulatory fines, and legal liabilities often prove far more devastating.

3.37 Billion Security Events: What Kenya’s Q3 2026 Cyber Report Reveals

June 15, 2026 by Joseph Kyule

Introduction

I just finished reviewing the Q3 2025/2026 Cyber Security Report from the National …

Beyond SolarWinds: How Supply Chain Attacks Continue to Evolve

June 8, 2026 by Tom Abuta

In December 2020, the SolarWinds compromise fundamentally altered how organizations think about cybersecurity. The attack demonstrated that trusted software updates could become attack vectors, allowing adversaries to infiltrate highly secured environment through legitimate channels.

Blaming Humans Is Easy. Building Resilient Systems Is Leadership.

May 22, 2026 by Tom Abuta

Introduction

Most people remember the 2020 twitter incident. Thousands of people were scammed after hijacked accounts …

Building Cyber Resiliency: A Survival Strategy for Africa’s Digital Future

May 19, 2026 by Joseph Kyule

Kenya (KE-CIRT/CC report) detected over 3.3 billion cyber threat events in Q1 2026 alone, a 26% decrease from the previous quarter, but still a staggering volume—most exploited system vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.

Insider Threat: Your Biggest Security Risk Logged in This Morning

May 6, 2026 by Tom Abuta

Introduction

You might be looking outside yet the employee in the next office can cause your …