Cyber Shujaa Program Launch

 New report reveals that cybercrime and fraud costs soar to KES 15 billion More than 80 percent of Kenyans connected to the Internet are vulnerable to cybercriminal attacks, a new study reveals. The study, titled –The State of Cybersecurity in Kenya which was carried out by cyber security consulting firm Serianu in partnership with PKF consulting and USIU Africa, shows that the vast majority of private companies and public sector organizations also remain very exposed to cybercrime and internal IT fraud.

Fuel Africa Hackathon for University of Nairobi Students

Are you a current University of Nairobi student or recent alumni interested in building impactful solutions to help communities across Africa? Then join Fuel Africa, a 1-week entrepreneurship program and innovation challenge powered by Futurize in partnership with AstraZeneca and Microsoft, and co-funded by Bristol Myers Squibb.

2 Computer Science Students shine at the 2021 Microsoft Hackathon Competition

Christine Wambui Wanjau and Gloria Keya Kaleha were part of the creative force that won The 2021 Microsoft Student Hackathon competition. The four-member team created a rapid response deforestation sensor called Forest Guard powered by Microsoft Azure and IoT Technologies. Christine and Gloria are fourth year students majoring in Computer Science from the Department Science.