Chinese companies are rapidly deploying technology to enable telecommunications, mobile payments, smart cities and underwater fiber networks across Africa — but some fear that the rollouts will enable surveillance of industry, government and the public as China gets a larger foothold in the continent’s operations. To help thwart that outcome, SentinelOne is launching the Undermonitored Regions Working Group (URWG) to address what it calls “unique cybersecurity hurdles faced in these regions,” which are frequently sidelined in mainstream global cybersecurity discussions.

Source: Dark Reading: Cloud