Last updated: 26 September 2026
Livingstone will become a meeting point for cybersecurity professionals from Zambia and across the region next week as the 2026 ISACA Lusaka Chapter Cybersecurity Conference gets underway.
The event runs from 28 September to 2 October at the Radisson Blu Mosi-Oa-Tunya Resort under the theme "Securing Africa's Digital Future: Cybersecurity at the Core of Transformation."
The first three days will focus on professional certification bootcamps, followed by the main cybersecurity conference on 1 and 2 October.
Organisers say the event is expected to bring together cybersecurity professionals, auditors, risk specialists, technology leaders and other participants from Zambia and beyond.
AI VS AI
One of the most technically interesting themes is the growing use of artificial intelligence on both sides of cybersecurity.
The programme will examine AI-driven attackers and defenders as organisations increasingly use AI to detect threats while attackers also explore automation and AI-enabled techniques.
AI governance is another issue expected to feature in discussions.
The subject has become increasingly important as organisations deploy AI systems that may access sensitive data, make automated decisions or interact with critical business systems.
For MicLinks Radar, one question will be particularly important to follow during the conference: how are African organisations actually using AI for cybersecurity today, rather than simply discussing its future potential?
DIGITAL BANKING AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Cybersecurity around Africa's expanding digital banking ecosystem is another major focus.
Zambia's growing dependence on mobile money, digital payments, online banking and interconnected financial platforms means cyber incidents can increasingly have consequences beyond individual computers.
The conference will also examine Zero Trust security, cyber resilience and critical infrastructure protection.
Cyber resilience shifts some attention from trying to prevent every attack toward ensuring organisations can detect incidents, respond effectively and recover when security controls fail.
CYBER WARFARE AND AFRICA
Another scheduled discussion will examine the spillover effects of global geopolitical conflicts into cyberspace.
The session is expected to consider threats including digital espionage, attacks against critical infrastructure, nation-state activity and increasingly autonomous AI systems.
The important question for Africa is not simply whether countries are directly involved in geopolitical conflicts.
African governments, telecommunications networks, financial institutions and other organisations operate within the same globally connected digital infrastructure and can still be exposed to international cyber campaigns.
MORE THAN CONFERENCE TALKS
The event will also include a cybersecurity solutions mini expo and practical sessions.
Organisers say more than 200 delegates are expected, while the event website lists participation from cybersecurity solution providers and other organisations.
This creates an opportunity to look beyond presentations and examine some of the actual technologies being deployed for threat detection, identity security, network protection, incident response and AI-assisted cybersecurity.
WHAT MICLINKS RADAR WILL BE WATCHING
The conference itself is only the beginning of the story.
MicLinks Radar will be watching for new Zambia-specific cybersecurity data, demonstrations of emerging security technology, AI security research, significant regulatory developments and practical evidence about the threats currently affecting African organisations.
Those developments will determine which conference discussions deserve deeper technical coverage.
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