With more than half a billion internet users, and a growing submarine cable network that will continue to boost the continent’s connectivity, Africa is a prime target for cybercrime. In fact, in August 2020, a report by Interpol defined online crime in Africa “a bigger threat than ever before”. While cybercriminals are taking advantage of the accelerated digitisation brought by COVID-19 at a global scale, many African countries lack the cybersecurity professionals they need to protect their users, companies and business hubs.
Thanks to the new LuxWays project — a cooperation between SnT, the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and leading universities in Senegal and Burkina Faso — Luxembourg’s computer-science research community will train and mentor some of West Africa’s cybersecurity scholars — the very men and women who will be on the frontlines of Africa’s fight against cybercrime.
Read the full article from our Annual Report 2020 .here