1.0IT News Africa | Eventshttps://itnewsafrica.com/eventAbbyWaxhttps://itnewsafrica.com/event/author/abewakama/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SmfbBHjXY4"><a href="https://itnewsafrica.com/event/speaker/sithembile-songo/">Sithembile Songo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://itnewsafrica.com/event/speaker/sithembile-songo/embed/#?secret=SmfbBHjXY4" width="600" height="338" title="“Sithembile Songo” — IT News Africa | Events" data-secret="SmfbBHjXY4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://itnewsafrica.com/event/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://itnewsafrica.com/event/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sithembile-Songo-1.jpg600745Sithembile Songo has been crowned as the Cyber leader of the year 2024 in Africa, CISO of the year 2024, one of the 20 influential women in Africa, Top 50 cyber professionals, Top 50 manufacturing leaders, Top 100 global women in cybersecurity, international speaker, Top 100 influential women, mentor and is serving as a member