By Lynette Waweru, Cybersecurity Specialist at ESET East Africa Kenyans are fending off disruption and complexity at every intersection. The economy remains fragmented with elevated risk due to debt pressures and the high cost of doing business. The upcoming elections are straining peace as intensified political competition and a tense electoral environment put pressure on people and systems. There is widespread social exhaustion, and it is creating a fertile environment for scams and threats that exploit distraction, emotion and misplaced trust. This disruption and unrest is also sitting against the backdrop of limited user awareness around key scam tactics such…
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By Quintin Roberts – Regional Sales Manager, Genetec Africa When banks and financial institutions upgrade their physical security systems, they are making decisions that will affect operations for years. Branch formats are changing, cyber risks are increasing, and security teams are being asked to support more sites, more data, and more business functions. The challenge is keeping pace with change in a way that holds up over time. A modern physical security strategy needs to go beyond protection. It needs to give teams a clearer view across branches, support consistent governance, and provide the flexibility to adapt as technology and…
Stanbic Kenya Foundation, in partnership with Microsoft, Pathways Technologies and Konza Technopolis, has supported the rollout of the Microsoft Elevate AI National Skilling Initiative across four counties. 152 participants have been trained across coastal counties – Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, Taita Taveta and Embu as the program seeks to equip trainers and institutions with foundational and practical AI skills. The initiative is designed around the needs of Kenya’s workforce, to support the country’s broader digital transformation agenda. The Microsoft Elevate AI National Skilling Initiative aligns with Kenya’s Digital Masterplan and Vision 2030 ambitions, positioning the country as a regional hub for…
The latest sector statistics released by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year (January–March 2026) demonstrate continued growth in mobile money services and the broader digital financial ecosystem. Mobile money subscriptions increased from 51.4 million in the previous quarter to 53.4 million, representing a quarterly growth rate of 3.9%. This translates to approximately two million additional mobile money accounts within three months which demonstrates the sustained adoption of digital financial services across the country. This growth was accompanied by a significant expansion of agent networks. The number of registered mobile money agents…
By Chris Wright, Chris Wright, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Global Engineering, Red Hat Lately, headlines dominated by AI-driven zero-day vulnerabilities have raised a question: Is open source software becoming too risky for the enterprise? With open source comprising more than three-quarters of the average enterprise codebase, the question matters. But the answer is clear: open source software remains inherently safe, structurally resilient, and fundamentally secure. Open source effectively serves as the foundation for all of modern technology, not just enterprise IT, and this is about much more than just Linux. Application servers, databases, network routing, developer environments,…
By Carolyne Nekesa – General Manager- Marketing at Minet Kenya When I first discovered ChatGPT, I was genuinely amazed by what it could do with minimal instruction. This was around the beginning of 2025, and I remember being unable to get over the fact that even when fed gibberish, it could somehow produce a response that aligned with the direction I wanted. It felt almost unnatural. Then it became smarter, and I became worried. In just a few months, many of the tasks people spent years mastering suddenly appeared replicable by Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. Writing, analysis, presentations, research, coding,…
Veeam Software at HPE Discover announced expanded joint innovation to help organizations modernize and scale private cloud—from AI-ready infrastructure and validated designs to repeatable, partner-ready packaging for faster deployments. Building on the companies’ alliance and the Data Resilience by Design – a framework that makes resilience the foundation for secure, governed and recoverable data – Veeam and HPE are advancing new capabilities focused on accelerating private cloud adoption with simpler architectures, safer AI data pipelines, and faster time-to-value. “Private cloud is evolving fast as customers want cloud agility with greater control, stronger governance, and the ability to operationalize AI closer to their data,”…
The Africa Internet Summit 2026 (AIS’26), Africa’s premier Internet industry gathering, will take place in Nairobi from 22–26 June 2026, bringing together Internet leaders, policymakers and technical experts at a pivotal moment for the continent’s digital future. With Africa’s Internet user base now projected to surpass one billion users by 2029, the summit will serve as a regional platform for advancing Internet governance, infrastructure development, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, policy development and emerging technologies. Jointly organised by the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) and the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG), and hosted locally by the Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK),…
Creation of custom policies, full system configuration portability, in-depth audit of the control plane cluster and supply chain attack prevention – the new release of Kaspersky’s security solution for containerised environments accelerates development and compliance workflows while safeguarding infrastructure against sophisticated cyberthreats. Containerisation is the new standard for modern software development. Its ability to boost developer productivity, decrease infrastructure costs and accelerate time-to-market has driven corporate adoption rates to 98% today. However, the operational speed and efficiency gained with this technology can be severely hindered by the rising volume and complexity of cyberattacks, alongside strict regulatory compliance demands. The latest update to…
By Ryan Mule For a long time, the tech world has stuck to a pretty predictable script. A spectacular new feature is born, it gets tucked inside an ultra-premium flagship smartphone, and everyone else is left waiting for years for that technology to slowly trickle down to an affordable level. It’s an approach that treats advanced utility as a luxury rather than a daily tool. But if you think about it, the true measure of a great innovation shouldn’t be how exclusive it is, it should be how many people it actually helps. Right now, we are in the middle…