Microsoft has launched the Advancing Regional Cybersecurity (ARC) Initiative to strengthen regional preparedness, resilience, and coordination in response to growing cyber threats. The initiative begins with a strategic partnership with Kenya’s National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee (NC4), emphasizing the importance of multistakeholder collaboration. Hogan-Burney noted, “This partnership is an important step in realizing Kenya’s national cybersecurity ambitions. Microsoft envisions the Advancing Regional Cybersecurity (ARC) Initiative as a flexible, repeatable framework for regional cyber resilience, adaptable to the unique needs of countries across the Global South. For more information on Microsoft’s cybersecurity efforts, visit x.ai.