The threat-research voice
African enterprises cite.
OpasLabs is the internal research function of OpasSecure. We publish quarterly threat research, build open-source tools, advise central banks, and train the next generation of African security researchers.
Research areas
What we study.
Six active research programmes - all focused on the threats and systems that matter in Africa.
Africa Threat Actors
Profiling and attribution of threat groups targeting African organizations. Banking, fintech, government, and telco sectors.
Mobile Money Security
M-PESA, Airtel Money, and MTN MoMo fraud patterns - active research from live incident data across East Africa.
African-language AI
Swahili, Amharic, and Hausa NLP. Fine-tuning, evaluation, and applied research on African-language model performance.
Digital Public Infrastructure
Identity, payments, and data exchange architecture for emerging economies. CDPI, G2P, and e-government systems.
CBDC Security
Central bank digital currency design, threat modeling, and pilots. Engagement with East African central banks.
Connectivity Research
Rural, satellite, and mesh networking. Edge computing for off-grid health centres, schools, and agriculture sites.
Latest publications
Reading list.
State of African Cybersecurity 2026
Annual flagship. Twelve markets. Breach data, threat-actor profiles, regulatory landscape, forecast.
Read →Mobile Money Fraud Tactics: April 2026 Review
Quarterly review of mobile-money fraud patterns observed across East African markets. With IOCs.
Read →Ransomware Campaigns Targeting Kenyan SACCOs
Eighteen-month analysis of three threat clusters with documented SACCO sector targeting.
Read →Subscribe to OpasLabs Quarterly
Long-form research and threat advisories. Sent to 5,000+ security leaders across Africa.
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OpasLabs output is growing every quarter. The research arm is the engine that makes our products and client services better — and the numbers are starting to show it.
Illustrative research metrics · 12-month trailing
Monthly advisories published
4 / mo
Newsletter subscribers
5,000+
Research downloads (K)
18K
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