Author: Brand Spot

NETSCOUT released its first half 2026 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report, revealing a significant shift in how attacks are launched and sourced. With more than 9.1 million DDoS attacks recorded globally by NETSCOUT between January and June 2026, the report highlights that DDoS risk is growing along three axes: the volume of traffic that must be inspected, the number of places where mitigation must be deployed, and the share of attacks that disrupt service without ever saturating a link. “The 1,286% rise in attacks clearing 1Tbps or 1Gpps means high-capacity events are no longer anomalies; they are routine,” stated Hardik…

Absa Bank has expanded its presence in the Coast region with the launch of a Sales & Service Pod at Nyali Bazaar Mall, its second such facility in the country, as the Bank continues to bring banking services closer to customers. Located in one of Mombasa’s busiest retail hubs, the pod offers customers convenient access to banking services beyond traditional branch hours by operating within mall trading hours. The facility is part of Absa’s strategy to enhance customer access through modern, flexible service channels that complement its digital banking platforms. Customers can open accounts, receive instant debit and prepaid cards,…

dLocal and Western Union have announced an expansion of their partnership in Africa to include payouts. This adds to the collections work they already run together, with dLocal providing the technology and connectivity layer, while regulated local partners execute the relevant payment and payout services. The expansion will start with a live payout corridor in Cameroon. A more reliable journey, end to end This new chapter of the partnership gives remittance recipients in African markets a faster, more reliable way to receive money, in the local payment methods they already use day to day. In Cameroon, one of the region’s…

Most software products are built on top-of-the-line hardware. A typical frontend engineer in London, San Francisco, or Berlin writes code on a machine equipped with thirty-two gigabytes of RAM and a multicore processor capable of chewing through millions of instructions per second. They test their web interfaces on modern flagship phones connected to high-speed office networks. Everything feels buttery smooth, responsive, and immediate. Take that same web application and run it on a twenty-five-dollar smartphone bought in a market in Nairobi, Kampala, or Dar es Salaam, and the experience falls apart. Across developing digital markets, the hardware reality looks completely…

Kenyan households continued to face financial pressure as reported income growth slowed during the second quarter of the year, forcing many consumers to seek additional sources of income, adjust spending patterns and carefully manage debt commitments. These are among the findings in TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Consumer Pulse Study, which also revealed that only 30% consumers reported an income increase over the preceding three months, down significantly from 42% a year ago. The decline in reported income growth was primarily driven by reduced salaries (27%), job losses (24%) and business closures or declining orders (23%). Despite these pressures, many consumers still…

Liquid C2 has announced a new reseller partnership agreement with KnowBe4, a global leader in digital workforce security, securing both humans and AI agents. Through this partnership, Liquid C2 will bring KnowBe4’s training and risk management solutions to enterprise customers across Africa. “At Liquid C2, we understand that employees are the first and best line of defence from cybersecurity attacks for any organisation. They are the foundation of a digitally resilient organisation. Employees need the skills and awareness to spot threats early, and by working with KnowBe4, we are strengthening the human side of our cybersecurity services. Cybersecurity is no…

Payment gateways in Ethiopia give merchants a way to offer payment options intended for this market. For an Indian operator assessing an Ethiopian launch, three questions come first. Does the provider support the required local payment methods? Can the business pass merchant review? Does the chosen channel fit checkout and reconciliation? This article compares Cbebirr, Mpesa, and the A-Pay method labeled “etb.” Here, lowercase “etb” refers to that method label, while uppercase ETB is the Ethiopian birr currency code. The comparison covers merchant use, integration choices, settlement information, onboarding checks, and the situations in which a method may be unavailable.…

By Robert Benvenuti, Chief Information Officer for Data & Applied AI at Absa When mobile networks first started rolling out at scale, the African market was considered unviable by many of the companies assessing the continent through the assumptions of more developed markets. Fixed-line penetration was low, household incomes were constrained, and the cost of devices and data appeared to cap the addressable market. Africa not only proved those detractors wrong, but those very constraints ended up producing some of the most inventive uses of the technology to date. Mobile became one of Africa’s great multipliers because it allowed the…

Kenya’s October belongs to the league, but the season is shaped by three calendars that rarely line up: the FKF Premier League round, the CAF qualifying windows and a sevens series that has yet to publish its second-division dates. The harder question is when rather than what, since continental fixtures are listed in GMT while domestic ones are not, and one round-up page such as https://shujaasport.ke/ is faster to scan than three separate federation sites on a Saturday morning. Most of the dates are fixed already, from the November double-header to the finals in June. Kenya sport live: one clock,…

The Principal Secretary for ICT and the Digital Economy, Eng. John Kipchumba Tanui, CBS, has called for stronger partnerships between industry and academia to equip Kenya’s youth with practical, market-relevant skills that respond to the demands of a rapidly evolving economy. Eng. Tanui made the call while delivering the keynote address at the Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI) Partners’ Breakfast Meeting, held under the theme “Sustainable Futures.” The meeting was hosted by Eng. Prof. David K. Some, Chair of the RVTTI Board of Management, and Mrs. Loice Kutoh, Chief Principal and Secretary to the Board of Management. The Principal…