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African countries are brimming with potential asinvestment in technology infrastructure is seen as a very important catalystfor economic and social transformation in the region. This opens doors for anincreasing number of cyber risks which can become an obstacle in the path ofthe total digital transformation in these countries. According to recentreports, phishing and ransomware attacks will continue to be top concerns forthis year.
It is of utmost importance for leaders from the cybersecurity industry from all over Africa come together on one platform tounderstand the need-of-the-hour for organizations across verticals as cybercrimefigures continue to rise in the sub-continent.
With that as the background, this 4thand 5th of May, one of Africa's foremost events on cybersecurity, CyFrica 2021 is virtually providing a platform for expertsfrom the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) - Nigeria,Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU), World HealthOrganization (WHO), United Nations (UN) and more to have insightful discussionson topics suchasCyber Security and post COVID -19, Diplomacy inCyberspace, Addressing and Embracing the New Normal, Shaping Up Cloud Security,Protection against Big Breaches, etc.
Over the past two editions, numerous experts from thefield of IT and cyber security, representing some of the top public and privateenterprises from across the sub-continent, came together to share theirinsights and take part in fruitful networking break-out sessions.
The 3rd Edition of CyFrica is gathering over 2000 ITand cyber security leaders including CISOs, CTOs, CIOs and heads of cybersecurity from 350+ enterprises, along with the support of 30+ top influentialspeakers and 20+ global cyber security solution providers - all with a focus on 'creating a cyber safe Africa'.
Here's what the stellar speaker line-up for the eventlooks like:
- Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director general/CEO, NationalInformation Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
- Dr. Mohamad Amin Hasbini, Head of Reasearch CenterMETA, Kaspersky
- Michael Byrnes, Director Solutions Engineering IMEA, BeyondTrust
- Dr. Kaleem Ahmed Usmani, Head, Computer EmergencyResponse Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU)
- Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy and Evangelist,KnowBe4 Africa
- Andrew Tsonchev, Director of Technology, Darktrace
- Harrison Nnaji, CISO, FirstBank Nigeria
- Issam El Haddioui, Head of Security Engineering -Africa, Check Point Software Technologies
- Dave Meltzer, CTO, Tripwire
- Oriyomi Fowler, Group Head - Information Security andNetwork Operations, Dangote Group
- Hisham Mohamed, CISO, Emirates NBD
- Philip Aiwekhoe, CISO, NPF Microfinance Bank
- Collins Oduor, Information Security Officer, UnitedNations
- Lehan van den Heever, Enterprise Cyber SecurityAdvisor, Kaspersky
- Flavio Aggio, CISO, World Health Organization
- Shiraz Valji, Consulting Engineer, Fortinet
- Augusto Barros, VP of Solutions, Securonix
- Prasanna Kumar Burri, Group CIO, Dangote Group
- Ravi Baldev, Manager, Systems Engineering, DellTechnologies - DPS Division
- Thom Langford, Security Advocate, SentinelOne
- A Karthik, Chief Evangelist, ManageEngine
- Joylynn Kirui, Principal Cyber Security AssuranceOfficer, Safaricom
- Faheem Ali, CRO, Musoni Microfinance
- Daniel Adaramola, CISO, Unity Bank
- Bharat Soni, CISO, GT Bank
- Fene Osakwe, Director, Group IT-GRC & Strategy,IHS Towers
Some of the eminent cyber security solution providersfrom the industry like Kaspersky, Check Point Software, Fortinet, Securonix,KnowBe4, BeyondTrust, Darktrace, Tripwire, Micro Focus, Dell Technologies,SentinelOne, ManageEngine, Redington Value and Acronis have bookedvirtual booths to showcase their latest solutions at this exclusive virtualconference.
For more information, visit www.cyfricasummit.com
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