Emmanuel Asiedu Sekyere, Founder and CEO of VIA
In a landmark move for Africa’s digital security landscape, Virtual Infosec Africa (VIA) and global cybersecurity firm LogRhythm (now Exabeam) have launched the continent’s first monthly subscription-based Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) service.
The initiative is set to transform how Ghanaian businesses, government agencies, and utilities protect their digital infrastructure—making enterprise-grade cybersecurity both accessible and affordable. The timing couldn’t be more urgent.
In the first quarter of 2025, Africa recorded the highest average number of cyberattacks per organisation globally, with 3,286 attacks per week, according to Check Point Software Technologies.
In Ghana and in other parts of the continent, cyberattacks have increasingly targeted critical sectors such as energy, finance, telecom, and public services.
Nearly one in five successful breaches resulted in the disruption of core business operations, the INTERPOL African Cyberthreat Assessment said in its 2024 report.
For many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the cost of deploying robust cybersecurity systems has been prohibitive.
