We believe Africa should have the capability to secure itself.
Hacktales was built around a simple belief: the strongest cybersecurity ecosystems do not only consume security technology. They develop the people, knowledge and expertise required to sustain it.
That is why our work spans communities, talent and organizations. Not because they happen to be three attractive markets.
Because they are three parts of the same challenge.
Africa's digital economy is growing.
- More people are coming online.
- Businesses are digitizing.
- Financial services are expanding.
- Cloud adoption is increasing.
- Governments are building digital infrastructure.
- Technology is becoming inseparable from everyday life.
Cybersecurity has to grow with it.
That means more than security products.
It requires people who understand digital risk.
Professionals capable of defending complex environments.
Organizations equipped to operate securely.
Hacktales was built to work on all three.
Our story.
What problem the founders saw, why the three-pillar model emerged, and how the company evolved.
Our model.
Build stronger cybersecurity awareness across communities.
Build professionals capable of solving real security problems.
Help organizations build and operate stronger security.
Bring real-world lessons back into education, talent development and future products.
Capability compounds.
Mission
Build the cybersecurity capability people and organizations need to thrive in a digital world.
Vision
An Africa capable of securing its own digital future, and contributing cybersecurity talent, expertise and innovation to the world.
What we hold to.
Practical over theoretical.
Knowledge becomes valuable when people can apply it.
Capability over dependency.
We want the people and organizations we work with to become stronger because we were there.
Context matters.
Security works better when it reflects the people, environments and realities it is designed for.
Learn from the real world.
Our work in organizations, learning and communities should continuously improve one another.
Built from Africa. Connected to the world.
Our mission is rooted in Africa, but our ambition is global. We develop talent for local and global opportunities, build learning products that can be used anywhere, and support organizations across markets.
Impact
Verified numbers only.
Partners.
Technology, education, employer and ecosystem partners, each with a line of context, so a logo grid actually says something.
Careers.
Short employer proposition and current open roles, managed from the ATS rather than hard-coded.