I am a huge fan of the popular TV series Border Security: Australia’s Front Line, where visitors to the country’s airports are put through their paces in a bid to prevent the importation of prohibited items.
Countries in Africa in urgent need of national cyber vetting and code review
August 26th, 2020 — Miscellaneous
Resurrecting the Decisive Dozen in tumultuous times
August 16th, 2020 — Miscellaneous
The Decisive Dozen list was first compiled by Comm. in 2010, and published in early 2011, with the aim of identifying the top 12 telco service provider leaders across the Middle East and Africa who had exerted the highest impact on the sector measured by their company’s activities. At the time, economies across the world were still reeling from the financial crisis of 2008, with corporate leaders needing to bring all their experience and talent to bear to navigate the challenging period.
State-sponsored hacking emerges as the new arms race
June 21st, 2020 — Miscellaneous
The world appears to be going through a period of rising real-world international tension, what with China and India sabre rattling over territorial claims at their shared border, and North Korea ratcheting up aggressive rhetoric against the South. Ongoing disputes continue to simmer in other regions including Syria, Yemen Hong Kong, and parts of the Middle East, though even more alarming than these infractions is the seeming rise of far less tangible though equally destructive cyber espionage.
Uncertainty should compel greater investment in cyber defences not less
June 12th, 2020 — Miscellaneous
Perhaps the ongoing pandemic and the havoc it is wreaking across economies and societies around the world has me a little skittish, but the revelations this week that Japanese car manufacturer Honda has been hit by a cyber attack made me hope this is not a precursor to significant difficulties for yet another global brand.
Zain and Orascom pushed out of Lebanon, at least temporarily
May 7th, 2020 — Miscellaneous
The government of Lebanon has resumed operational management of state-owned cellcos Alfa and touch after operating contracts held by Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) and Zain Group, respectively, expired earlier this year.
