Omolabake Fasogbon
Recognising increased cyber vulnerabilities that accompany technology evolution, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) firm,Edgebase Technologies Ltd is shifting its priorities to building proactive and scalable solutions that will drive efficient and safe adoption.
According to Global Cybersecurity Firm, Check Point Software Technologies in its newly released ‘African Perspectives on Cyber Security’ report, Africa faces a sharp rise in attacks driven by artificial intelligence, with Nigeria recording about 4,200 weekly attacks per organisation.
Edgebase stated that this reality explained its future drive, building on its two-decade journey from a modest start-up to a one-stop technology provider serving sector as telecoms, financial institutions, and oil and gas, among others.
Speaking at a press briefing to commemorate the company’s 20th anniversary in Lagos,Managing Director of the firm, Joel Egbai disclosed further that emerging risks amid tech growth demand urgent investment in smart enterprise solutions and cyber- defence.
He said the firm presently leverages these challenges as an opportunity to improve its services and deepen digital uptake.
Egbai stressed that the firm is fully positioned to respond decisively to Nigeria’s shifting digital risk landscape.
Reflecting on the company’s trajectory in the past two decades, the firm General Manager, Sales, Mrs Modupe Adesiyun said the company has remained focused on delivering value and confidence to partners, maintaining top-tier partnership with global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) like HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Microsoft and delivering optimal solutions to clients.
She cited system risks engendered by AI, prompting the firm to upgrade beyond hardware distribution to full-scale solution delivery.
Also speaking, the Team Lead, Operations, Adeyinka Alade recounted how the organisation had weathered operational and economic challenges to remain at the top and retain the confidence and trust of its partners.
