Cloudflare, an American IT service management company, has partnered with CloudHop, a Kenyan company, to distribute its technology solutions. It plans to improve cybersecurity using cutting-edge techniques to protect digital assets and user data throughout Africa.
While Cloudflare provides web performance and security solutions to millions of websites worldwide, CloudHop offers cloud computing and data management solutions in Africa.
The collaboration will enable CloudHop to provide Cloudflare’s services to its clients. One of these services is Cloudflare CDN, a content delivery network that shortens the time it takes for websites to load by caching content closer to users at the Internet’s edge.
Additionally, it will provide Cloudflare SSL, a secure sockets layer that encrypts user and website data to ensure privacy and security, and Cloudflare Firewall, a web application firewall that prevents malicious requests and attacks like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and DDoS.
Why does it matter? Given the continent’s rapid digitisation of businesses and services, there has never been a more pressing need for effective cybersecurity measures.
Cyberattacks affect a company’s performance and reputation by impacting digital assets and user data. Thus, having trustworthy and efficient solutions in place to safeguard websites from hackers, malware, and other threats is crucial.