

He also added, “I would like to welcome each and every one of you to the CyFrica 4th edition, Karibu Kenya.” In an interview preceding the summit, Timothy Were (Deputy Director, Ministry of ICT – Kenya) stated his thoughts when asked about the reason behind majority of the African companies still not taking a major step to improve their cyber-defense, he expressed, “Ignorance, fear of exposure that could decrease customer and regulator confidence in the firms and not being alive to the fact that the ground is changing could be some of the reasons why firms are not improving their defense.” The summit is expected to attract 1500+ pre-qualified cybersecurity experts (in-person & virtual) which will include the Heads of Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Forensics and Cyber Law from the leading private and public enterprises across Africa.

Tradepass will be hosting the 4th edition CyFrica at The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya on 28 – 29 June 2022, as the pursuit for a robust African cybersecurity landscape gathers momentum.ĬyFrica 2022 will have Deputy Directors from the Ministry of ICT – Kenya and ICT Authority – Kenya, Timothy Were and Philip Irode respectively as part of its Advisory Board for ensuring the summit has the right guidance and attracts the right set of faculties.
