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Building cyber resilience
in the AI Era

Fostering a security-first culture

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11 November 2025 | Online
A complimentary ITWeb & ITWeb Africa webinar brought to you in partnership with First Distribution and Microsoft

Time: 11:00 (GMT+2)

Duration: 1 hour

Date: 11 November 2025

Online webinar

Learn more about fostering a security-first culture

As AI adoption accelerates across Africa, businesses are rapidly transforming, but so are the cyber risks that come with it. South Africa ranks among the top countries globally for AI uptake, yet many organisations remain unprepared for the evolving threat landscape. The challenge is no longer just about deploying AI, it’s about securing it.

Join First Distribution, one of the leading Microsoft CSP distributors in Africa, for this essential webinar exploring how to build cyber resilience and enable secure innovation within Microsoft environments. From leveraging Microsoft Defender, Entra, and Purview, to embedding a culture of cybersecurity awareness, this session will guide you on protecting your data, people, and digital assets in an AI-powered world.

With tailored security strategies, prebuilt Copilot demos, and industry-focused best practices, you’ll gain actionable insights to help your organisation transition confidently into the future of AI securely, strategically, and successfully.

Register now to secure your complimentary attendance

This session will explore how First Distribution supports your journey to:

Protect your organisation from evolving AI-related cyber threats using Microsoft’s integrated security tools.

Navigate the current state of AI adoption in Africa, with a focus on Microsoft environments and regional trends.

Unlock new business value through secure, intelligent cloud adoption tailored to your operational needs.

Implement practical steps for leveraging AI and cloud technologies to safeguard data and drive measurable business outcomes

Why should you attend?

Gain clarity on Africa’s AI adoption landscape and the unique security challenges it presents.

Strengthen your cybersecurity posture with First Distribution’s expert guidance and Microsoft’s trusted solutions

Learn actionable strategies to foster a security-first culture within your organisation.

Discover how tailored AI and cloud solutions from First Distribution can accelerate innovation—securely and confidently.

Agenda

Agenda

11:00

Welcome

James Francis, Writer and ITWeb Brainstorm Contributor

11:05

Keynote speaker

Kejendree Pillay, Microsoft Portfolio Manager, First Distribution

11:30

Keynote speaker

11:50

Q&A

James Francis, Writer and ITWeb Brainstorm Contributor

11:55

Wrap-up and close

James Francis, Writer and ITWeb Brainstorm Contributor

Who should attend?

If you are an IT leader or security professional, this event is for you! Including:

CIOs, CTOs, CISOs IT Managers and Directors, Security Architects, Cloud Solution Architects, Data Protection Officers, Business Decision Makers in IT

Sponsor

About First Distribution

First Distribution is the leading value-added distributor in Africa. Our offering includes a product portfolio of global leading Datacentre, Cloud, Networking and Security products and services. This embraces hybrid solutions with access to any combination of on premise, private cloud and public cloud end-to-end solutions from multiple vendors. The portfolio, together with highly skilled staff to support and manage vendors with an unrivalled level of expertise, ensures that our partners have the key elements required for success. First Distribution additionally hosts one of the largest technology partner-to-partner networks in Africa allowing partners to extend the reach of their solutions across the continent.

Learn more at: www.firstdistribution.com