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GSS, exclusive distributor of Huawei IdeaHub in Chad
Through Huawei Technologies Tchad, GSS is the exclusive distributor in Chad of Huawei IdeaHub, the intelligent collaboration solution.
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PCI DSS: why CEMAC banks and payment switches can no longer ignore it
Interoperable cards, online payments, mobile money connections: in Central Africa, payment card data flows through a growing number of systems. The international PCI DSS standard sets the rules for protecting it. Drawing on the expertise of its partner Techso Group, an accredited assessor, GSS supports banks and payment switches in the CEMAC zone towards compliance.
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The external attack surface, organisations’ blind spot
Fake sites in a bank’s colours, staff passwords for sale on the dark web, fake executive accounts: a growing share of cyberattacks is prepared outside organisations’ information systems. With its partner CTM360, GSS offers Chadian organisations a way to monitor this area and act on it.
Analysis5 min read
Hybrid meetings: why Huawei IdeaHub is the choice for boardrooms and ministries
Cabinet meetings, executive committees, meetings with remote partners: the meeting room has become a strategic tool. As exclusive distributor of Huawei IdeaHub in Chad, GSS explains why this award-winning device, adopted on several continents, meets the needs of institutions and senior management.
Analysis5 min read
Cybersecurity: why train for an attack before it happens
When facing cyberattacks, technology is not enough: it is teams that detect, analyse and respond. To prepare them, GSS offers Chadian organisations simulation-based training with its partner CYBER RANGES, a platform that recreates realistic attacks in a risk-free environment.
Analysis4 min read
Five digital scams targeting Chadians in 2026
Mobile money, WhatsApp, social media: scammers follow the digital habits of Chadians. Their methods are often simple but effective. GSS cybersecurity experts describe the five most common scams and how to protect yourself.
Analysis4 min read
GSS aims to bring the smart bank branch to Chad with GRGBanking
Global Synergies Solutions (GSS) is offering Chadian banks a way to modernise their branches with cash recyclers and self-service areas from its partner GRGBanking. The aim: to cut queues that can exceed an hour in some branches. Deploying these machines would be a first in Chad.
Analysis7 min read
How to build a banking SOC in Chad
A banking SOC cannot be bought off the shelf: it is built step by step, around each bank’s own risks. Here is the approach GSS recommends to Chadian financial institutions.
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Techso Group delivers a fraud-management service from its Casablanca SOC
With software vendor BPC, GSS’s cybersecurity partner offers continuous fraud monitoring for financial institutions.
Source: TelQuel
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GRGBanking showcases smart banking solutions at Seamless Africa 2026
The banking automation manufacturer continues its African expansion, focusing on branch automation.
Source: GRGBanking
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CTM360 included in Gartner’s first Magic Quadrant for Cyber Threat Intelligence
The Bahrain-based platform is one of seventeen vendors assessed, and will present its capabilities at the Gartner summit in London from 22 to 24 September 2026.
Source: Disruption Banking
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Connectivity: Chad and Nigeria discuss diversifying fibre-optic routes
Visiting N’Djamena, Nigeria’s digital economy minister discussed the BRIDGE fibre-optic network project with his Chadian counterpart.
Source: Tchadinfos
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Preparing to build a SOC: five questions to settle before choosing a technology
A security operations centre is first and foremost an organisation. Technology choices come second.
Analysis4 min read
Data sovereignty: from intention to architecture
Digital sovereignty translates into concrete, measurable and verifiable technical choices.
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Business continuity: test your recovery plan before you need it
An untested recovery plan is only a hypothesis. A few simple practices make it reliable.
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Fortinet named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall
GSS’s cybersecurity partner is positioned highest for ability to execute, for the second consecutive year.
Source: Fortinet (GlobeNewswire)
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UGREEN expands its professional storage range with the NASync DXP6800 and DXP8800 Ultra
Unveiled at IFA 2026, these six- and eight-bay storage servers target studios and businesses that want to keep their data on site.
Source: TechPowerUp
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Cybersecurity and infrastructure: Chad forms partnerships in the United States
A government mission to the United States led to partnerships in cybersecurity, satellite connectivity and digital health.
Source: Agence Ecofin
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TCHADIX: the national Internet exchange point aims for faster, more sovereign Internet
Meeting in N’Djamena in May 2026, TCHADIX members discussed the performance and sovereignty of Chad’s Internet.
Source: Digital Business Africa
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Chad begins updating its digital legal framework
A 34-member committee was set up in April 2026 to propose legislation suited to new uses and technologies.
Source: We Are Tech Africa
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Huawei devotes 21.8% of its revenue to research and development
The group’s 2025 annual report shows revenue of CNY 880.9 billion and CNY 192.3 billion invested in R&D.
Source: Huawei
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MWC 2026: Huawei prepares networks for the age of artificial intelligence
In Barcelona, Huawei presented U6 GHz equipment, AI-centric network solutions and, for the first time outside China, its SuperPoD cluster.
Source: Huawei
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National data centre: a tripartite agreement to secure the facility before it goes live
ADETIC, ANSICE and Techso Group signed an agreement in February 2026 covering the security audit and certification of the national data centre.
Source: We Are Tech Africa