Africa Cyber Defense Forum

“We are not going at the pace of the attacks.” Dr. Martin Koyabe, @Koyabe at #ACDF2026 on AI threats, government resilience, homegrown innovation and why cyber diplomacy is paramount. His one word for the forum: inspirational. #CyberSovereignty

Rain on the fairways, jacarandas overhead, and the best company in African cyber. ⛳🌧️ #ACDF 2026 signed off with the ACDF Golf Tournament at Karen Golf Club. Thank you to every golfer who teed up. 🙌 #ACDF2026 #ACDFGolf

🔍 DFIR in Action is live at #ACDF2026. Dr. Robinson Tombari Sibe, @rsibe, CEO & Lead Forensic Examiner, Digital Footprints Nigeria takes practitioners through the whole lifecycle, from the moment an alert fires to a forensically sound report on the CISO's desk. #DFIR Today's drills: live acquisition, disk examination, memory forensics, log analysis and network forensics. Everyone works the same evidence and learns what to do, when, in what order, and why. 🧠 #ACDF2026 #DigitalForensics

The CAIP Certification Bootcamp is live at #ACDF2026. Two intensive days to become a Certified AI Practitioner, led by @RemiAfon (CISSP, CISM, CEH, PECB & EC-Council Certified Trainer) of @lynsecofficial ]. 🤖 #AI #CAIP Day 1 of CAIP: AI concepts, machine-learning fundamentals, generative AI and the use cases that matter, all framed around responsible adoption. AI literacy is now a security skill. #ACDF2026 #ResponsibleAI Africa's AI future is being decided now, and the people in this room will help write it. Day 2 tomorrow ends with the certification assessment and a new cohort of certified AI practitioners. 🎓 #ACDF2026 #CAIP

A hacked laptop gets wiped and restarted. A hacked grid takes a city down with it. Dr. George Ologo joins the #ACDF2026 panel “The Grid You Can’t Reboot,” with voices from @EPRA_KE , @KenyaPower, @KETRACO1 and @ntsa_kenya, moderated by National KE-CIRT/CC @KeCIRT’s Donna Owiti. 🎟️ africacyberdefenseforum.com/…

2 days. Our Guest of Honour holds one of the most important and senior digital portfolios in government. We're keeping the name under wraps until Monday next. On 4 Nov, banks and payment firms run EX Umoja Shield I, a live cyber drill: spot it, escalate it, respond together. africacyberdefenseforum.com/… #ACDF2026

Kenya logged 3.37bn cyber threat events in Q1 2026, about 430 a second. On 4–5 Nov we ask the harder part: who decides what happens next? M-PESA, Airtel, Vodacom, MRA and an ambassador walk onto a stage. 3 days. africacyberdefenseforum.com/… #ACDF2026

We ran out of chairs. 🪑 So the #ACDF2026 Gala Dinner is now a cocktail reception: Wed 4 Nov at Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi, right after Day 3. Same pass. Much better odds of meeting someone new. Details: africacyberdefenseforum.com/… #CyberSovereignty #CyBomaPass #ShapingTheFutureOfCyberDefense

Every cybercrime case eventually meets a sceptic. Usually it’s a defence lawyer, and they’re asking one question: can you prove nothing changed between the moment you seized this device and the moment you showed it to the court? George Aringo has spent more than a decade making sure the answer is yes. George leads Investigations and Forensics at the The National KE-CIRT/CC, Communications Authority of Kenya, @CA_Kenya. His caseload reads like a list of things most of us hope never happen: cryptocurrency fraud, exam malpractice carried out through ICT, and attacks aimed at public infrastructure. Alongside the casework, he has helped write the SOPs and frameworks that shape how Kenya handles cyber incidents, and he mentors the teams who’ll carry that work forward. At #ACDF2026, he joins the panel Building Digital Forensics Labs & Capabilities: From Nothing to a Functioning National Capacity, and an evidential record that survives scrutiny. The conversation covers the unglamorous parts that decide whether a lab is worth having: accreditation, validated tools, chain-of-custody discipline, staffing, and funding that lasts past the first budget cycle. And the question underneath all of it: does the evidence actually hold up in litigation? He’ll be in good company: • Dr. Robinson Tombari Sibe, PhD, Digital Footprints Ltd Ltd. • Karl Obayi, Technology Chambers Limited • ASP Catherine Lomaria, Cybercrime & Digital Forensic Unit • Moderated by KENIZ AGIRA, Kenya Cyber Security & Forensics Association (KCSFA) If you’re building a lab, funding one, or relying on what comes out of one, come and listen. 📍 Mövenpick Hotel & Residences, Nairobi 📅 Plenary days, 4–5 November 2026 🎟️ africacyberdefenseforum.com/…

When a cyber incident happens, teams need to know who to contact, what to share and how to work together. On Wednesday, 4 November, teams from banks and payment service providers will practise just that at Banking Sector Cyber Drill — Ex Umoja Shield I. This live simulation will run alongside the main Africa Cyber Defense Forum programme, with a focus on spotting an incident, escalating it and coordinating a response across institutions. Powered by the Central Bank of Kenya’s @CBKKenya Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC) and @NC4Kenya, National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee 📅 Wednesday, 4 November 2026 ⏰ 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. EAT 📍 Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi, Westlands Looking forward to a day of practical teamwork and learning. Save the date. #ACDF2026 #UmojaShield #CyberResilience

Update available: ACDF 2026 in 13 days Version 7.0 is rolling out in Nairobi in 13 days. Changelog: sharper speakers, tougher drills, better coffee, zero downtime for your network. Will you be attending? africacyberdefenseforum.com/… #ACDF2026