November 14 2024 GM

Advancing Digital Resilience for African CSOs

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• Date: Thursday, November 14
• Time: 9am EST / 2pm UTC
• Who: Elizabeth Kolade and Anthony Sule
• Facilitator: Mardiya
• Where: On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.
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Join us on 14 November, to hear from Elizabeth Kolade and Anthony Sule, currently Executive Director and Director of Security and Innovation of : Resilience Technology : who will be talking about:

1. How Resilience Technologies is transforming digital resilience for African civil society organisations (CSOs).
2. Their capacity building, innovation and customized solutions that address the unique challenges organizations face in the region.
3. Key highlights on their new product Zeroth Cloud and the RT Spyware Fellowship, two initiatives designed to critically address the challenges of state-sponsored threats and attack, surveillance and threat intelligence in the region

Elizabeth Kolade (Executive Director, RT) – Elizabeth is a multi-disciplinary cybersecurity professional with experience spanning private, government and the non-profit space. She is particularly adept at helping organisations make sound decisions on risk management, policy development and implementation, forestalling cyber attacks, and handling and recovering from cyber incidents.

Anthony Sule (Director of Security and Innovation) – Anthony is a Digital security professional with over 7 years experience in the internet freedom space. He has built and deployed innovative digital security solutions, supporting multi-racial at-risk communities across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

What is Glitter Meetup?

Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the digital rights and Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EST / 2pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and project updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one here.