PRESS RELEASE FIRST’s Incident Response Capacity-Building Workshop and Cyber Drill at ACDF 2024Nairobi, Friday, Jul 26
Nairobi, Kenya – Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF) and Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), two continental organisations shaping the future of cyber defense in Africa and beyond, are partnering to host a practical incident response capacity-building workshop titled Detecting Attacker TTPs and IOCs with Open Source Tools in Kigali, Rwanda during the 5th edition of ACDF 2024. A Cyber Drill will be held after the workshop.
Africa Cyber Defense Forum will take place at Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda from 15th – 18th October 2024.
An exclusive invite-only gala dinner will take place on Tuesday 15th October 2024 at Kigali Convention Centre followed by two (2) days of enlightening discussions around cybersecurity at Kigali Convention Centre. ACDF Golf Open will take place on Friday 18th October 2024 at Kigali Golf Resort & Villas.
“I am thrilled by Africa Cyber Defense Forum’s partnership with Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) to host a comprehensive cyber drill and workshop during ACDF 2024. This collaboration is a significant step in our mission to enhance cybersecurity capacity across Africa, providing a valuable opportunity for stakeholders across CSIRTS and government agencies to engage in practical exercises, improve incident response capabilities and foster stronger collaboration. This initiative underscores our commitment to driving actionable outcomes and empowering African nations to build resilient cybersecurity frameworks, ensuring a secure digital future for the continent,” said Gilbert Nyandeje, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Cyber Defense Forum.
“FIRST is excited to be working with the Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF) to support a vibrant and connected cybersecurity community and deliver operationally relevant training alongside October’s ACDF. As a global community of incident response teams and practitioners, we hope this training will support meaningful capacity building for participants. We also aim to foster lasting connections and ongoing collaboration locally, regionally, and globally.
This collaboration is being led by our two excellent Africa regional liaisons, Lawrence and Eric, who are working to provide mentorship, facilitate information sharing, and engage with stakeholders to strengthen cybersecurity in the region. Our Africa regional liaison initiative is funded by United Kingdom International Development as part of the Africa Cyber Programme and helps the FIRST community to support the priorities and ambitions of the Africa incident response community. This training is just one part of the effort, and we look forward to growing our partnership and collaborations across the region,” said Klée Aiken is the Director – Community & Capacity Building, Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams
About Africa Cyber Defense Forum
The Africa Cyber Defense Forum is a continental platform for public-private cooperation.
The forum through its well-curated and world-class content, engages top-level Government officials, technology experts, business and other leaders of society to shape the continental, regional, and industry agendas in the African cyberspace.
Our activities are anchored in our passionate pursuit of better and safer technology, and we are seeking to shape the future of information security through progressive and inspiring conversations in technology and offering thought leadership to Governments, society, and the private sector.
We believe that technology has the potential to bring transformative change in the continent, but we must ensure that it is equally secure. Therefore, by bringing together experts from all walks of life in a business conscious platform we can make a positive change in our society.
We bring together open-minded, creative, forward-thinking ICT experts, entrepreneurs, and individuals at the frontline of information security, cyber defense technology, technology review, and Business executives through high-level panels and speakers to create deal flows, partnerships and inspire.
About Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)
FIRST aspires to bring together incident response and security teams from every country across the world to ensure a safe internet for all. Founded in 1990, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) consists of internet emergency response teams from over 715 corporations, government bodies, universities and other institutions across more than 100 countries in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Oceania. For more information and to see the full calendar of events, visit: FIRST.Org.
The FIRST Africa Regional Liaison Initiative and the trainers for the incident response capacity-building workshop at the ACDF 2024 are funded by United Kingdom International Development as part of the Africa Cyber Programme
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