One can sense the fear of Artificial Intelligence (IA) in the reports and other comments watching the news in recent months. Although AI technology has been around for some time, it is a sizable unknown, and we are uneasy with its incomplete understanding of its functions. The concept of something we do not entirely understand…
A new type of illegal activity emerged in Africa with a high Internet accessibility rate. This type of cybercrime is known in West Africa by different names: Yahooman, 419, Gaymans, etc… Cybercriminals pose a threat to the economy of Africa. Not only do these threats present challenges to businesses, but also, they affect the cyber…
Incident response significantly decreases the likelihood of hackers and intruders penetrating an organization’s data system and causing damage by stealing or corrupting the data. Essentially, an incident response ability rapidly helps in incident detection, cushioning against loss and destruction, restoring information technology services, and redressing the weaknesses exploited. An Excerpt From IR
Abstract West Africa has in recent years become a volatile region plagued with terrorist attacks from varied internationally-acclaimed groups. These terror activities have caused deaths, insecurity, and lack of peace throughout the region as affected countries struggle to contain the situation and restore law and order. The executive power in the region plays an instrumental…
Growing up deep in Africa, I did not have much as a child. I belonged to a low-income family in Togo that comprised several siblings. My mother traded convenient items in the market to make a living in the family. My dad is a mason by training but a farmer by choice. Although my parents…
Abstrait Les responsables de la sécurité des systèmes d’information (ISSM) dans les organisations à but non lucratif sont confrontés à une augmentation des cas de cyberattaques, car les organisations à but non lucratif utilisent principalement des technologies de base en raison de leur désir de réduire les coûts. Les objectifs de cette étude de cas…
Abstrait : Aujourd’hui, la plupart des pays africains n’ont pas de stratégies redoutables pour faire face à la cybermenace qui constitue même les risques pour leur existence. Ce manque de stratégie est dû au fait que ces pays n’ont pas investi de ressources et de planification alors même qu’ils connaissent une pénétration et une dépendance…
Abstract: Information system security managers (ISSM) in nonprofits face increased cyberattack cases because nonprofits mostly use basic technology due to their desire to save costs. It is important for nonprofit owners and managers to solve this problem because it exposes their organizations to hackers. Grounded in the general systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative…
Abstract: African countries often experience challenges in dealing with epidemics of a global scale that occur periodically. The objective of this article is to highlight key lessons from Africa’s pandemics and economic leap after COVID-19. The article draws from historic perspectives of how the continent has battled pandemics in the past, including HIV/AIDS, influenza, and…