Internet
  • February 11, 2020

Facebook Partners Paradigm Initiative & Others in Africa Partner for Better Internet

Facebook is partnering with Paradigm Initiative, Nigeria other non-profit organisations and government agencies throughout sub-Saharan Africa to raise awareness about Internet safety and security for Safer Internet Day, celebrated today, 11 February with the theme “Together for a better Internet”. The partners Facebook is working with this year include: Digify Africa, South Africa, Phambano Technology […]

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Cybercriminals Disguised as Grammy Award 2020 Attack 9,000 Users in Nigeria with Malicious Files

Cybercriminals are actively abusing the names of artists and songs nominated for a Grammy 2020 award, in order to spread malware. Kaspersky protection technologies detected a 39% rise in attacks (attempts to download or run malicious files) under the guise of nominees’ work in 2019, compared to 2018. Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Post Malone […]

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  • December 10, 2019

South Africa Sets Target for IoT

In five years, the world will have more than 40 billion devices. Locally, IoT specialist, Eseye, said that South African CIOs are recognising IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (Machine to Machine) technologies as strategic imperatives, but the journey is still in its infancy. “As legacy systems start to reach end of life, digital shifts […]

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Emmanuella,Aiyetoro & UEFA Tops YouTube View in Nigeria for 2019

YouTube today released YouTube Rewind, which celebrates the biggest moments on YouTube from 2019. The top trending videos in Nigeria for 2019 reflect the nation’s love of sport and entertainment. The top three trending videos in Nigeria are Commander by Mark Angel Comedy, Aiyetoro Episode 1 by SCENEONE TV and UEFA Champions League | Liverpool […]

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  • November 12, 2019

Spectranet Partners Nokia to Deploy Fiber-to-the-Home High Speed Internet Access

Nokia and Spectranet, Nigeria’s Internet Service Provider are into a partnership that will bring high-speed access to customers in Lagos and Abuja by deploying Nokia’s GPON solution as part of an extensive Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) rollout. The solution will enable Spectranet to provide new ultra-broadband services such as 4K HD video streaming and online gaming to […]

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Internet Society, DRC Bring Faster, Reliable Internet Access to Region

The Internet Society, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to the open development, evolution and use of the Internet and the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched a new Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Lubumbashi that will bring faster and more reliable Internet access. An Internet Exchange Point is […]

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KnowBe4 Africa, Cyber Security Africa to Tackle Cybercrime Threat Challenges

KnowBe4 Africa is partnering with Cyber Security Africa, its African distributor to make access to its cybersecurity awareness training platform easier for African businesses through CS Africa and offer a necessary solution to the threat of cybercrime in growing economies. At the recent World Economic Forum in Cape Town, African business owners flagged cybersecurity as […]

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Hacking the Hackers: Group Hijacked Iranian Spying Operation

Russian hackers piggy-backed on an Iranian cyber-espionage operation to attack government and industry organizations in dozens of countries while masquerading as attackers from the Islamic Republic, British and U.S. officials said on Monday. The Russian group, known as “Turla” and accused by Estonian and Czech authorities of operating on behalf of Russia’s FSB security service, […]

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Mark Zuckerberg Risks 20 Years Jail Term Under Proposed Privacy Law

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be in jail now under the terms of a proposed new privacy law which would hold company execs personally responsible for their company’s failings. Under the proposed Mind Your Business Act, senior company executives could go to prison for anything up to 20 years… CNET reports that the bill has […]

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UN Seeks Speedy Passage of Digital Rights & Freedom Bill in Nigeria

The United Nations has called on the Nigerian Government to speed up the passage of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill. This call is contained in its concluding observations from Nigeria’s review at the 126th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee which held at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from July 1-26, 2019. […]

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