There has been a notable increase in the number of phishing attacks throughout many African countries.  Kaspersky Labs, a market leader in the cybersecurity industry, has announced its plans to expand globally. As of the most up-to-date data provided by the company, Kaspersky’s anti-phishing system successfully blocked over 500 million attempts to access global websites […]

Twitter has begun implementing its plans to prohibit users from using text messages as a Twitter 2-factor authentication (2FA) method to safeguard their accounts beginning in March 2023. There are ways to acquire Two-factor verification for free on the Twitter account of security experts. The social media site said in February that the service would […]

The Law Firm of Olumide Babalola LP will organise the first edition of her annual privacy and data protection conference, “PrivCon Nigeria,” on March 22, 2023, at the AGIP hall in the Muson Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference will centre on privacy and data security concerns. The theme of the conference is “Building Foundations […]

Facebook and Instagram parent company, Meta, has launched a program recently called ‘Take It Down’ to curb the spread of “revenge porn”, also called non-consensual images or videos of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram. Revenge porn results in the public humiliation of victims when their non-consensual explicit images or videos are publicly shared or viewed. […]

OpenAI has announced that, through the recently introduced Whisper API, it is now enabling third-party developers to include ChatGPT in their products and services. Using this tool will be far less expensive than using its current language models. The company released the open-source Whisper speech-to-text model in September 2022. The Whisper API is a hosted […]

Mastercard and Nigeria-based digital payment startup NowNow have begun a partnership aimed at supporting Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) in combating cyberattacks. The duo plan to achieve this by providing free materials to SMEs to help educate and intensify their cybersecurity ecosystem. The agreement between Mastercard and NowNow comes amid major rises in cybercrime in […]

AV-Test Institute, an impartial IT security company, estimates that there will be over 1.2 billion malware pieces online in 2023. The organization discovers 450,000 new viruses and possibly dangerous apps daily. Scammers and hackers use such apps to steal funds and personal information or use your online identity. These virus prevention tips can prevent you […]

African governments are increasingly acknowledging the need for legislation and investment in data and privacy protection since approximately 600 million people across Africa use the internet these days. According to the non-profit advocacy group Internet Society, over 17 African countries have implemented comprehensive personal data privacy legislation. In addition, the United Nations Conference on Trade […]

President of The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Professor Adesina Sodiya, has assured that the umbrella body of all IT Professionals and Practitioners with over 15,000 memberships will continue to serve the interest of all and the nation in the IT ecosystem. Prof. Sodiya said this while speaking during a press conference on Nigeria Computer Society […]

Following the discovery of a flaw in Twitter’s security, the personal information of 235 million of the platform’s users was made available to the general public. After thieves broke into the Twitter service and exposed it to other hackers, the service’s 235 million users’ email addresses and passwords were made available to hackers. This allowed […]

Here are 5 African technology conferences you can attend this 2023 to stay informed on important technology trends that cut across industries. Technology has significantly transformed human coexistence in recent years, as well as business operations across the world. The world is constantly evolving, with new ways of better integrating technology into daily activities and […]

Google has accused North Korean hackers of exploiting the fatal  ‘Halloween crowd crush’ to distribute malicious software to internet users in South Korea. The Halloween crush is a fatal event that occurred on October 29, 2022, where thousands of fun lovers crowded alleyways during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea. The […]

The Microsoft (MSFT) Security Intelligence team has discovered that hacker DEV-0139 has been using Telegram group chats to target wealthy cryptocurrency funds. Investment funds and rich traders find it very difficult to deal with cryptocurrencies due to exchange fees. They must be improved to lessen the impact on margins and profits as they are identified […]

#invisiblechallenge on short-form video hosting site TikTok could expose devices to information-stealing malware, the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) advised. The Invisible Challenge on TikTok involves encircling a subject who is supposed to be naked with a partially see-through body contouring filter. According to an NCC-CSIRT caution, threat actors are using […]

Technology has significantly evolved over the years, improving the internet experience globally. There is now easier and more affordable access to a plethora of diverse information.  This advancement has also made human interactions more seamless across business operations and relationship building among individuals, organisations and nations, among other human endeavours. More than ever, the world […]

 An African gaming platform was used by black hats to steal money from Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL).  This website boasts that it uses standard encryption to protect customer data, but it has been reliably reported that fraudsters used it to access AMCUL’s digital infrastructure. After modifying AMCUL’s software to authorize every transaction that […]

For the first time, Gitex Africa will be held in Marrakech, Morocco from May 31 to June 2, 2023. The event is being organized to take advantage of the largely unexplored African market. The international technology companies with operations in several African nations have referred to the event as a timely development. It is also […]

SLVA Cybersecurity, in partnership with ContraForce, is providing enterprise-scale cyber security to small and medium-sized businesses through 24/7 threat monitoring, proactive response plans, time-saving automated procedures, and more. Nowadays, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have to deal with a complex threat landscape full of technical jargon and the minefield of choosing a vendor with a […]

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the Chinese company Huawei have collaborated in a bid to advance cyber security skills in the East African country. Director-General of the CA, Ezra Chiloba, revealed this in the country’s capital, Nairobi. He said the three-day intensive training session scheduled to hold between Oct. 17-19 is one of […]

Seclore, a data-centric security platform, has reached a strategic partnership with Tech First Gulf (TFG), an IT infrastructure and Cybersecurity Value Add Distributor, to deliver protection over the digital asset for Africa’s most prominent businesses. This development is geared against continuously escalating incidences of cyber threats and assaults, which have ravaged over 40% of African […]