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Leading cybersecurity vendor, BDO IT Consulting partnered with Grove, cybersecurity experts in the EMEA region, to form a strategic cyber alliance in Mauritius earlier this month in which they will assist enterprises in delivering advanced cybersecurity technologies to tackle network and email security challenges and mitigate cyber crime. The partnership experience covers a wide range of industries in the EMEA region. Together, they’ve worked on projects in South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, not excluding the Caribbean and UK regions.

On her LinkedIn profile, Stacey Hines is described as a “strategist, business techie, muse and boundless enthusiast” but many more tags could be added to that list – entrepreneur, facilitator, inspirational speaker, author, expert communicator, a networker of note, proud mother of three and breast cancer survivor. As one of the most dynamic leaders in Jamaica’s IT sector, Stacey is keenly aware that she is a role model for other women in tech.

Is your company sitting on client information that could cost you millions in fines because it’s not managed correctly? Do you know if your company will be able to protect customer data in accordance with far-reaching new laws? When the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect 25 May 2018 in the 28 EU member states it will have big repercussions for every business with interests on the continent. Being unprepared is not an option.

Few people embody the vibrancy and potential of Jamaica’s booming tech industry quite like Sheldon Powe, CIO of JMMB and president of Jamaica’s Computer Society. With his passion for technology and innovation combined with a knack for networking and empowerment Sheldon has played a big part in bringing the digital revolution home. The fruitful collaboration between Grove and Sheldon came about because of his starring role in the Jamaican ICT space. Grove has been a supplier to JMMB for cybersecurity and management since 2009 and last year Grove launched the first Innovators Club event alongside Sheldon and the Jamaica Computer Society.