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Kaspersky and ICITP to begin specialist training to close the talent gap in cybersecurity governments in the region that are willing to invest in a qualification for its employees as part of its risk compliance coverage . There is a small fee for each accreditation should companies choose to accept the accreditation with the solutions which will contribute to their NGO . ybersecurity company ,
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Kaspersky , is embarking on a partnership with the Institute of Chartered IT Professionals ( ICITP ) to help develop and empower IT professionals in South Africa and Africa by becoming accredited with the South African Qualifications Authority ( SAQA ).
The certifications will be recognised professional qualifications and registered on the National Qualifications Framework ( NQF ).
With the universal talent gap and shortage of IT professionals trained specifically in cybersecurity in Africa , the need in officially recognised educational programmes is a growing problem in the region .
The training will be offered to companies , municipal entities and
“ There is currently a shortage of skills in cybersecurity in Africa , all other training solutions are either too expensive for wide coverage or it is just a certificate that cannot be measured against a local education authority . Also , there is no educational standard in cybersecurity across South Africa . This means , with our solution , we are addressing the skills shortage by offering a solution that can be accepted as a standard in cybersecurity ,” said Reshenn Dhewnarian , Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategist , Kaspersky Africa .
STATE-SPONSORED HACKERS AND RANSOMWARE GANGS ARE DIVERSIFYING TACTICS
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S nation-state cyber adversaries and notorious ransomware gangs are deploying an arsenal of new open-sourced tools , actively exploiting corporate email systems and using online extortion to scare victims into paying ransoms , according to the 2020 Cyberthreatscape Report from Accenture .
Leveraging Accenture ’ s cyberthreat intelligence ( CTI ) capabilities , the report – which Accenture Security produces annually – examines the tactics , techniques and procedures employed by some of the most sophisticated cyber adversaries and explores how cyber incidents could evolve over the next year . The report includes research contributions from Context Information Security and Deja vu Security , which
Accenture acquired in March 2020 and June 2019 , respectively .
Those acquisitions built on several others this year – including Symantec ’ s Cybersecurity Services business and Revolutionary Security – demonstrating Accenture ’ s continued commitment to scaling its cybersecurity services for clients .
“ Since COVID-19 radically shifted the way we work and live , we ’ ve seen a wide range of cyber adversaries changing their tactics to take advantage of new vulnerabilities ,” said Josh Ray , who leads Accenture Security ’ s Cyberdefence Practice globally . “ The biggest takeaway from our research is that organisations should expect cybercriminals to become more brazen as the potential opportunities and pay-outs from these campaigns climb to the stratosphere . In such a climate , organisations need to double down on putting the right controls in place and by leveraging reliable cyberthreat intelligence to understand and expel the most complex threats .” www . intelligentciso . com
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