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Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![Interpol cyberthreat report highlights downside of digital growth in Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/african_man_smartphone_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 12 April 2023 7232 views With data drawn from Interpol’s member countries, private partners, and research conducted by its Africa Cybercrime Operations Desk, the latest Interpol African Cyberthreat Assessment Report looks back over 2022 and provides a comprehensive overview of cyberthreat trends in the African region. ![Zain KSA and Starlink announce cybersecurity MoU](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Jeddah_corniche_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 21 November 2022 10233 views Saudi Arabian telecommunications services company Zain KSA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with StarLink, a value-added distributor (VAD) in cybersecurity, secure cloud and secure networking in the Middle East and Africa, for cybersecurity and cloud computing services. ![Seacom-BT alliance targets African enterprise cybersecurity market](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/SEACOM_Logo-600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 10 August 2022 8688 views ICT data infrastructure owner Seacom and UK-based telecommunications service provider BT have announced a strategic alliance which, they say, will help Seacom further secure its own infrastructure and deliver new networking, security and communications solutions to enterprise customers in Africa. ![Botswana revenue service signs product-tracking deal](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Gabarone_Kgale_Hill_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 05 August 2022 10094 views The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) has signed a ten-year contract with authentication solutions company Authentix, under the terms of which Authentix will provide a marketplace governance programme to BURS for the digital marking and tracking of tobacco and alcohol products. ![Thailand admits spyware use](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Bangkok_Night_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 21 July 2022 8524 views The Thai government’s digital arm has admitted the administration has used spyware to survey individuals deemed a national society threat or narcotics offender, despite previously denying the use of spyware. ![Globe taps banks for cybersecurity defence](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Manila_binondo_church_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 05 July 2022 13224 views Globe Telecom partnered up with financial institutions including Unionbank to bolster its cybersecurity and revealed it blocked nine million scam messages in the first half of this year alone. ![PLDT blocks 23 million spam messages in three days](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Philippines-Cebu_City_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 21 June 2022 9412 views Philippines-based operator PLDT stated it blocked over 23 million spam texts over the span of three days, which were attempts to access consumer personal data, reported Bloomberg. ![Will Zambia review its cyber security law?](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Lusaka_Zambia_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 17 May 2022 9686 views In a move that seems to buck a recent trend for greater control by governments over online activity, Zambia has suggested it will review its controversial Cyber Security and Cyber Crime law. ![America Movil tackles cybercrime with Mexico’s National Guard](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/mexico_Taxco_Santa_Prisca.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 04 May 2022 9299 views America Movil’s Mexican unit Telmex has signed a partnership agreement with the country’s National Guard to counter cybercrime. ![Urktelecom fights off cyber attack](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/kiev_evening_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 29 March 2022 10522 views Broadband provider Ukrtelecom has revealed it fought back against a powerful cyber-attack and is currently restoring services. ![Bahrain's cyber security agency signs MoU with Beyon Connect](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/NCSC_Beyon_Connect.jpg) Christian Rasmussen, CEO of Beyon Connect (left, sitting) and NCSC CEO Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa (right, sitting) Details Shailaja Pai Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 21 March 2022 10289 views Bahrain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Beyon Connect, the digital services provider for the public and private sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, have signed an MoU that will see the former adopt an innovative digital identity and digital postbox solutions and services delivered by Beyon Connect. ![IBM sites regional strategic cybersecurity hub in India](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Indiagatelightning600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 23 February 2022 9690 views Leading business services provider IBM has announced a multi-million dollar investment in its resources to help businesses prepare for and manage the growing threat of cyberattacks to organisations across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region – including new facilities in India. ![Entel Peru brings Allot cybersecurity to its end users](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Lima_Peru_Night_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 11 January 2022 9002 views Mobile operator Entel Peru has got together with network intelligence and security-as-a-service (SECaaS) solutions provider Allot to protect mobile network users from cyberattacks. ![China suspends Alibaba Cloud as cybersecurity partner](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Beijing_Guomao_Skyline_600.jpg) Details Shailaja Pai Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 23 December 2021 11290 views China's internet regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has temporarily suspended a partnership with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing subsidiary of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, for six months. ![Ooredoo enhances cybersecurity with Fortinet](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/doha_aerial_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 22 December 2021 9279 views Qatari multinational telecommunications company Ooredoo Group has selected US-based cybersecurity company Fortinet to improve its Enterprise EDGE portfolio based on the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN. ![Saudi Telecom, Nozomi to deliver advanced cyber security](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/STC_Nozomi.jpg) Details Shailaja Pai Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 14 December 2021 11054 views Nozomi Networks and the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) partner to deliver OT(operational technology) and IoT (internet of things)security services and solutions for customers in a wide range of industries within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). ![Cellular IoT Security: Market Drivers, Trends, and Opportunities for Service Providers](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Reports/Cyber-21/firstpoint-final-600450.jpg) Details Adam Weinberg Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 11 October 2021 33676 views In recent years IoT has transformed from a buzzword to a bonafide industry. With an explosion of IoT implementation across industries and markets? It is no surprise that cyber attacks on IoT devices have also seen a dramatic increase. ![Seacom taps Netscout for DDoS Services in SA & Kenya](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Nairobi_Kenyatta_International_Conference_Centre600.jpg) Details Shailaja Pai Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 06 October 2021 9595 views Africa's broadband internet provider Seacom and Netscout Systems have announced an alliance to provide managed DDoS and security services to enterprise customers in Kenya and South Africa, as well as to wholesale customers utilising Seacom's subsea and terrestrial networks. ![Huawei Joins MANRS to Boost Global Internet Security](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/huawei_manrs_final_600.jpg) Details Staff Reporter Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 16 September 2021 30664 views Huawei has become a founding member of the Equipment Vendor Program (EVP) of the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) in an effort to actively improve global Internet security. ![Telefonica Tech and ATCSC strike Saudi security deal](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Jeddah_corniche_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 12 August 2021 10441 views Telefonica Tech has signed a collaboration agreement with STC’s cybersecurity unit ATCSC to share intelligence and develop responses to cyber threats in their markets. ![Israeli cybersecurity firm Cybereason buys compatriot Empow](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Tel_Aviv_Skyline_600.jpg) Details Shailaja Pai Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 22 July 2021 11230 views Israeli cybersecurity company Cybereason has announced the acquisition of empow, a security analytics company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.