Funmi Ogundare
Heirs Technologies has revealed that greater than 55 per cent of cybercrime instances throughout Africa now incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI), underscoring the rising sophistication of cyber threats confronting companies and people throughout the continent.
The organisation additionally disclosed that 82 per cent of respondents in sub-Saharan Africa stated folks inside their skilled or private networks had been affected by cyber-enabled fraud in the previous 12 months.
The findings are contained in the second version of its business report, Africa’s Cybersecurity Landscape 2026, which examines rising cyber threats, regulatory challenges and alternatives shaping Africa’s digital ecosystem, with explicit concentrate on Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
The report recognized ransomware, monetary fraud, credential theft and AI-enabled assaults as some of the most important cybersecurity dangers accompanying the continent’s fast digital transformation.
It additional projected that cloud-based cybersecurity spending in sub-Saharan Africa would develop at a compound annual progress price of 14.63 per cent via 2031, reflecting growing demand for digital safety options.
However, it famous that foreign-currency pricing and the excessive value of safety instruments have been making cybersecurity more and more tough for a lot of African companies to afford.
The report recognized this problem as a chance for domestically delivered, cost-effective managed safety providers to strengthen the continent’s cybersecurity infrastructure.
It additionally examined how evolving rules and information localisation necessities have been reshaping enterprise safety priorities, highlighting alternatives in AI-powered risk monitoring, managed safety providers and Security Operations Centre-as-a-Service (SOC-as-a-Service).
Expatiating on the findings, Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Technologies, Obong Idiong, stated Africa’s digital enlargement should be supported by a powerful basis of belief and resilience.
“At Heirs Technologies, we believe Africa’s digital expansion must be built on an unshakeable foundation of trust and resilience. As cyberthreats become increasingly sophisticated, protecting this growth is essential to sustaining the continent’s digital transformation,” he stated.
The report, he famous, advisable stronger cybersecurity capabilities, elevated funding in cybersecurity expertise, improved regulatory alignment and nearer collaboration amongst enterprises, policymakers and expertise suppliers.
