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Africa: Cybastion – Leveraging U.S. Expertise to Bolster Cyber Safety in Africa
allAfrica, 16 February 2023
When President Joe Biden, addressing the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December, thanked major American corporations like Microsoft, General Electric and Visa for announcing some… Read more »
Diaspora-Owned Small Business Focused on Cyber Security in Africa
Cybastion is "a diaspora-owned small business" that United States President Joe Biden cited during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December for joining with Cisco on contracts "to protect African countries from cyber threats".
Cybersecurity must have a central role as Africa embraces the digital revolution, the company's CEO, Dr. Thierry Wandji, said in an interview. African governments are increasingly committed to data protection "because they recognize the urgency" and welcome the employment that the sector can generate.
The Advancing Digital Connectivity panel during the U.S.-Africa Business Forum - (left to right) Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian undersea cable company MainOne; Dr. Thierry K. Wandji, President and CEO of Cybastion; Enoh T. Ebong, Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency; Namibian President Hage Geingob and Microsoft President Brad Smith (not pictured).
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Africa: Cybastion Leads the Way to Africa with Major Deals Signings
Cybastion, 18 December 2022
Cybastion, an emerging leader in the field of cybersecurity, took centre stage at side events of the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit. The cybersecurity firm was also the platinum… Read more »
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This Day, 19 January 2023
The latest report released by Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), has forecasted increase in cyber threats in 2023 in Nigeria, which is an election year. Read more »
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Africa: Africa Must Act Now to Address Cybersecurity Threats. Here's Why
WEF, 17 August 2022
• In a globally-integrated financial market, robust and resilient cybersecurity is a non-negotiable prerequisite for investment across the world.• But effective… Read more »
Minister of Tourism Siandou Fofana of Cote d'Ivoire (left) and Dr. Thierry Wandji, CEO of Cybastion, initialing a technical cooperation in October 2022.
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1 June 2021
Dr. Thierry Wandji | Doing Business in Africa and Leveraging the Influence of the African Diaspora
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Dr. Thierry Wandji grew up in Cameroon and moved to the U.S. for graduate school. He is now a prominent expert in cybersecurity and CEO of Cybastion ... see more »
