AI-Driven Cyber Attacks Are on the Rise for African Firms

In Business Day , BCG’s Hamid Maher discusses the steep escalation of AI-driven cybersecurity attacks on African firms, according to a recent BCG report . “Although more than half of African companies have experienced such attacks,” he explains, “only 29% currently have advanced AI cybersecurity capabilities, which is a gap that leaves many businesses exposed.” Budgets, talent, technology, and regulations are not keeping pace.