Liquid Telecom has strengthen its cybersecurity standards and practices Africa by partnering with Serianu.
The partnership will leverage Liquid Telecom’s fibre network, data centres and cloud-based solutions with Serianu’s security monitoring and analytics solutions to offer end-to-end protection for various businesses.
Liquid said it will now offer cybersecurity assessment, monitoring, training and incident response, in addition to providing organisations with connectivity and hosting solutions.
“Through this partnership with Serianu, Liquid Telecom is not only ensuring that customers using our network and data centres facilities have access to the very latest cybersecurity solutions, but that we are also raising the overall level of cybersecurity standards and practices across the region,” said Ben Roberts, Group CTIO at Liquid Telecom.
Through the partnership, advanced monitoring and incident response services will be made available for customers using Liquid Telecom’s network and data centre facilities. Customers will also have access to Seriaunu’s new state-of-the-art Africa Cyber Immersion Center in Nairobi. The research, innovation and training facility provides an experimental environment for businesses to test their cybersecurity capabilities, and will help address the cybersecurity skills shortage facing the region by providing additional training for IT professionals across the public and private sectors.
According to the latest Africa Cyber Security Report by Serianu, the estimated cost of cyber-crime across Africa reached $3.5bn in 2017. Surveying organisations from across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius, Namibia, Lesotho and Botswana, the report reveals that over 90% of African businesses are significantly exposed to cybersecurity risks. According to Serianu, this is mainly due to their low investment in critical cybersecurity tools and services.
The agreement will also enable the Kenya-based cybersecurity company to scale at speed across Liquid Telecom’s network footprint, which connects 13 countries in Eastern, central and Southern Africa. The partnership will serve customers across a wide range of industry verticals, including banking and finance, insurance, governments, healthcare, manufacturing and hospitality.
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