South African IT consultancy BUI is pleased to announce that it has acquired M2M Systems, an award-winning cloud solutions provider and fellow Microsoft Partner organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya, for an undisclosed amount.
M2M Systems specialises in digital transformation for small and medium-sized enterprises, through Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. Founded in 2013, the company has helped more than 100 businesses in Kenya and the wider East African region to communicate, collaborate, and connect with customers using the power of cloud technology.
BUI Managing Director Ryan Roseveare is excited to build on the foundations that have supported M2M Systems’ success. “For BUI, this acquisition represents much more than a business expansion. It’s an opportunity to accelerate cloud adoption and digital transformation in Kenya by bringing the expertise we’ve gained through Microsoft’s global programmes to a dynamic regional market where the cloud is actively embraced as a
Security services and solution provider Aegis9 will host its operations and platform within a secure data centre facility in Canberra, thanks to a new partnership with Australian Data Centres (ADC).
The Cyber Security Operation Centre is being developed and managed by Aegis9 and will be available from a Zone 4 accredited (physical security) floor space within the facility.
ADC has reserved space to expand operations and accommodate multiple clients who require dedicated spaces.
“Aegis9 is thrilled to be part of such an exciting venture that brings together the key elements of security and sovereignty to protect critical data and services,” co-founder and chief executive Ben Aldridge said.
Centralized security operations paramount for businesses
08 Mar 2021 - 9:19
Deepak John/ The Peninsula
The need and necessity to prevent major cyber-crimes and adoption of the centralized security operations in business is paramount said an expert addressing a webinar that highlighted the importance of Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC). The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) recently organised a webinar titled ‘Dive into Next Generation Cyber Security Operations Center’. The webinar introduced a comprehensive approach to collect different views and mentioned the joint state-of-art or the next generation SOC environment.
Traditionally, there are several different ways of detection of attacks and most of them are based on signature detection. However, attackers have adapted to this approach long time ago by using obfuscation or polymorphism to make processes seem legitimate.
‘TSCAB tops in using IT, good governance, HR practices’
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Only cooperative bank to use Cyber Security Operations Centre: bank MD
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Only cooperative bank to use Cyber Security Operations Centre: bank MD
The Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank (TSCAB) is making strides and tops in the country in the utilisation of Information Technology, good governance and HR practices, said managing director N. Muralidhar.
The TSCAB has set a target of making a business of Rs.15,000 crore during the financial year 2021-2022, he said and added that they had done a business of ₹11,300 crore till date during this financial year of 2020-2021 and set a target of making ₹12,000 crore by March-end this year. They had done a business of ₹10,800 crore during the year 2019-2020.