[AfrICANN-discuss] AfricaCERT Events during Africa Internet Summit 2026 - Shaping Africa's Internet Future Through Collaboration, Innovation, and Resilience.

Fri Jun 12 21:28:48 UTC 2026

Dear Sir / Madam

I trust all is well. We would like to invite your teams to our upcoming
virtual training to be held during the Africa Internet Summit.

Africa's most influential Internet gathering returns in 2026.

The Africa Internet Summit 2026 (AIS'26) brings together the people
shaping the continent's digital future: network engineers, policymakers,
regulators, academics, and industry leaders, for a week of practical
learning, meaningful dialogue, and strategic collaboration. More at:
https://2026.internetsummit.africa/.

As a member of the Af* community, AfricaCERT will host for a series of
pre‑summit training sessions held in conjunction with the Africa
Internet Summit 2026.

Registration details are below.

Track 1: Cyber Threat Intelligence
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Organisers: AfricaCERT and Mauritius Computer Emergency Response Team
(CERT MU)
Save the date: Jun 16 - 18, 2026, 10:00 AM -1 PM EAT

1. TARGET POPULATION This training is aimed at incident handlers, network
engineers, SOC analysts, CERT analysts, security analysts, and network
administrators or any cyber security professional. 2. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The participants should have the basic knowledge in cybersecurity and cyber
threat intelligence. 3. TRAINING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course,
participants will be able to: • Understand the concept of Cyber Threat
Intelligence (definition, objectives and specific vocabulary) • Understand
and develop skills in tactical, operational, and strategic-level threat
intelligence • Understand and use CTI specific models • Generate threat
intelligence to detect, respond to, and defeat focused and targeted threats
• Learn the different sources to collect adversary data and how to exploit
• Validate information received externally to minimize the costs of bad
intelligence • Develop analysis skills to better comprehend, synthesize,
and leverage complex scenarios • Identify and create intelligence
requirements through practices such as threat modeling 4. METHODOLOGY The
training will be carried out online. It will include presentations by
instructors and explanations on the exercises. The training will be
conducted online by an instructor through zoom sessions. This course is
designed to introduce the in-depth concept of cyber threat intelligence to
participants and provide them with the practical experience to gain cyber
threat intelligence skills that are required to make security teams better,
threat hunting more accurate, incident response more effective, and
organizations more aware of the evolving cyber threat landscape.
Let's get you registered here:

https://event.gotowebinar.com/event/a72d36af-9701-445f-9f80-f940d3164b83

After registering, you'll get a confirmation email about joining the event.

Looking forward to it!

Your Event Team.

Track 2: OT Track: Getting Started in OT/ICS Cybersecurity (for OT and
IT Engineers / Please help us invite your critical sectors)
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Organisers: AfricaCERT, Iservices Systems, Team3C MN

• Dates: June 16 to June 18, 2026
• Daily Time: 01:00 PM - 06:00 PM EAT (Nairobi Time)
(Alternative Time Zones: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM UTC | 5:00 AM - 10:00 AM US
Central)

Course Outline Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology
(OT) run the world around us. Power plants, offshore oil rigs, trains,
transportation systems, and manufacturing plants are just a few examples of
the critical infrastructure that society depends on every single day.
Because each OT/ICS environment is unique, they all require highly
specialized security measures. Protecting this critical infrastructure has
never been more important. As the frequency and volume of cyberattacks
continue to grow, state adversaries are no longer the only ones targeting
these specialized systems. Today’s threats also include ransomware groups,
hacktivists, and cyber mercenaries. While OT/ICS cybersecurity can seem
complicated and even daunting at first, it does not have to be! This
webinar is designed to demystify the field, helping you clearly understand
the fundamentals of how these environments operate and how to effectively
secure specialized networks. Who Should Attend? This course is perfect for
anyone wanting to learn more about OT/ICS environments and how to secure
their networks, including: OT/ICS Engineers and automation professionals
Cybersecurity Professionals looking to expand into operational tech IT
Professionals managing blended environments About the Instructor Mike
Holcomb is an independent consultant focused on OT/ICS cybersecurity, an
educational content creator, and an international speaker. Before
supporting clients full-time through UtilSec, he served as a Fellow of
Cybersecurity and the OT/ICS Cybersecurity Global Lead for one of the
world’s largest engineering and construction companies. He gained a unique
opportunity to design and implement security for some of the world's most
massive OT/ICS environments - ranging from power plants to manufacturing &
refineries

Let's get you registered here:

Registration Process:

1. Form Completion: Participants complete the pre-training form via the
link below. This feedback allows the organizers to align the technical
content with the participants' specific training needs.ICS/OT
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING - PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORM – Fill out the
form <https://forms.office.com/r/pQXf4fYD3D>

2. Webinar Access: Once the form is submitted, an email containing the
official webinar registration link will be sent to the participant's inbox.
3. Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iDmP3huZQwuCb13I_ckBTQ

After registering, you'll get a confirmation email about joining the event.

Looking forward to it!

Your Event Team

Capture The Flag (for all).
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Organisers: AfricaCERT, Iservices Opsecfusion, Team3C

48 hours of offensive and defensive challenges at the Africa Internet
Summit.
Start: 2026-06-23 12:00 EAT
End: 2026-06-25 12:00 EAT
Format Hybrid · On-site (Nairobi) + Remote
Team: 1–2

Register at: https://shield.cyberitxvle.com/events/aisctf-2026
Discord: https://discord.gg/c9ssNv3B5J

Please accept the assurance of my highest consideration.

Regards.

On behalf of AfricaCERT
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