Kenya’s Konza Technopolis Development Authority and local firm SecureKE launched a shared security operations centre on 10 November to monitor clients’ systems, detect threats and respond to cyberattacks. Small businesses, savings cooperatives and government departments can buy the service for about 200,000 shillings ($1,500) a year instead of building their own centres, a model Togo adopted earlier with Cyber Defense Africa. Kenya recorded about 2.7 billion detected cyber threat events between July and September, 14.45% more than in the previous quarter, according to the Communications Authority. Pooled monitoring brings professional protection within reach of smaller firms that handle digital payments, but its impact depends on how many agencies and companies sign up.