NEWS
CR2 awarded
contract to
provide digital
banking suite
in 12 African
countries
Report highlights most critical
security challenges facing
network operators
B
anking group ORABANK has selected CR2
to deliver a digital banking suite in 12
African countries.
The Togo-based bank awarded the contract
to the leading banking software innovator
because it is seen as the ideal partner to
expand its channel offering and help the bank
continue to compete at the highest levels.
“This solution will help us provide a digital
experience that is consistent across all of our
channels operating in 12 countries in Africa,”
said Binta Toure Ndoye, CEO of ORABANK
Group. “It guarantees both revenue
generation and cost-saving initiatives,
provides a modern customer experience and
mutually benefits both ORABANK Group and
our valued customers.”
Under the terms of the agreement, CR2’s
solution will empower ORABANK to meet its
branch efficiency objectives and generate
additional revenue through the launch of
targeted and personalised services. ORABANK
has prioritised the digitalisation of its line
of service as a means of both expanding its
reach in the countries where it operates and
adapting its offering in a fast moving and
competitive environment. CR2 CEO Fintan
Byrne added: “This contract is an example
of our continued expanding footprint
across Africa and we are pleased to provide
ORABANK with the digital tools necessary to
deliver an exceptional customer experience
across multiple banking touchpoints.”
ORABANK has awarded a contract to
leading banking software innovator CR2
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Bryan Hamman,
Arbor Networks’
territory manager for
Sub-Saharan Africa
he security division of NETSCOUT has
released its 13th Annual Worldwide
Infrastructure Security Report (WISR)
that offers insights into the most critical
security challenges facing today’s
network operators. T The proliferation of Internet of Things
(IoT) devices across networks brings
enormous potential benefits to
businesses and consumers, but also
vulnerability because attackers are able
to weaponise them.
The report from Arbor Networks covers
a variety of topics, from attack trends
to SDN/NFV and IPv6 adoption and
key organisational issues. One finding
is the rise in multi-vector attacks that
simultaneously target bandwidth,
applications and stateful infrastructure. Bryan Hamman, Arbor Networks’ Territory
Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, said
that South Africa was within the top 10 of
countries targeted by DDoS attacks.
The report highlights the frequency and
complexity of distributed denial of service
(DDoS) attacks are rising and defenders
are turning to automation and managed
services for support.
“While it is true that mapping DDoS source/
destination IP addresses to geographical
locations can be challenging due to
factors such as source address spoofing
by attackers, there is still no question that
South Africa is on the radar for DDoS
attacks and as such our business arena
cannot afford to be complacent,” he said. n
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