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10 Things You Need To Do Before 2014

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If you’re like most small business owners, you’re still focused on completing the current year. The reality is, you can really increase your financial success by planning your revenues now for next year.

Having the business secured ensures that you will be around and thriving when 2014 hits. Here are 10 things Vibe Web Solutions Limited believes should take action on before the end of the year:

Update your website:
Your online home base should be a place that customers want to keep coming back to. Take a look at your website to see what new changes or updates can be made. You don’t need to do a complete overhaul. If you’re a caterer for example, you want to add new recipes, photos or testimonials from your latest events to the website. Figure out what potential clients want to see that will help them make a decision to work with you.

Contact customers:
Don’t wait until you’re chasing the current month’s sales goals to start making customer calls. Set up a weekly schedule for contacting your customers. Invite them to do business with you, refer a client or renew their contract. Make a list of clients that you can start calling to confirm business for 2014.

Improve Your Products:
The New Year doesn’t mean that you need to develop brand new products or recreate the business. Take a look at what’s working with your product and services and look for areas that you can tweak. Adding something new or special to a product that customers already enjoy can reinvigorate their desire to buy. Authors are a prime example. Many books release a new revised edition or a part two. Think about your second act, what updates and changes can be made to give your small business a refresh in the New Year.

Make a Calendar:
Don’t make the mistake of failing to plan. Get a jump-start on the year by mapping out a marketing calendar. Look at planning promotions during the 2014 holidays. These are natural opportunities to pitch your product to potential clients.  Develop a sales plan that will help you project for the peak times of year and the troughs. Put together a budget now, that will help you prepare to staff up or staff down when needed.

Create a Social Media Contest:
During the holiday season you can never go wrong with giving a gift. Choose one social media tool and develop a contest to engage your audience. Offer one of your own products or work with a strategic partner to provide a giveaway. Whether you are doing business online or off, the right contest can create buzz about the business and drive traffic into your website/store.

Master Email Marketing:
Use an email marketing tool to stay on top of mind with customers. Set up a series that goes out on your selected dates and times to help you automate your marketing. Based on your marketing calendar, determine what special offers you should develop for an email campaign for before the year is out.

Send some Snail Mail:
Don’t be deceived, a winning direct mail campaign can still grab the customer’s attention. The additional online clutter makes it easier for you to reach a client if your mail piece shows up on their doorstep. Look at sending a double sided postcard to keep the bulk postage price low. If you have a bigger budget, send an item that they want to save. If you’re a nail salon for example, you could send your customers a nail file that has your logo or business name reminding them to come back for services again and again.

Invest in Online Ads:
Online Ads are a cost effective way to reach ideal buyers. Set up a campaign that allows you to test with just one service. Using Facebook, for example, at less than $10 a day you can develop a campaign that would help you to target buyers that have indicated they like a competitor’s product. Since the costs of online ads are far less than traditional media, it’s a good way to experiment before the end of the year to find new buyers or reengage current customers.

Conduct a Year End Review:
Every year you’re in business, you learn and grow more. Don’t fall into the trap of repeating your mistakes. Put together a list of wins for the year and a list of what went wrong. The process will help you to think about what you can do better in 2014, but most importantly, it should become one of the foundational elements for setting up your small business goals.


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Toll Collection on Lagos-Calabar Highway Begins December

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Senator David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has announced that a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be tolled starting in December.

Umahi disclosed this during an interview for a forthcoming State House documentary marking the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

He said: “By December, we will toll Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. We project a 10-year return on investment.

“The road has solar-powered lighting and CCTV infrastructure, and offers carbon credit advantages.

“It is more than a road; it is an economic corridor and a catalyst for regional growth.”

According to the minister, 30 kilometres of Section 1 have already been completed, with an additional 10 kilometres in Section 2 nearing delivery. Both segments feature six-lane concrete-paved carriageways, designed to meet modern standards for safety and durability.

Umahi further revealed that construction had commenced on Sections 3 and 3B of the highway, spanning a total of 65 kilometres, covering 38 kilometres in Cross River State and 27 kilometres in Akwa Ibom.

He described the positive response from local communities as a clear indication of the project’s wide-reaching socioeconomic benefits.

“Just days ago, we flagged off Sections 3 and 3B—65 kilometres in total, covering 38 kilometres in Cross River State and 27 kilometres in Akwa Ibom. The host communities’ excitement speaks to these projects’ transformative impact,” he said.

Umahi also highlighted the administration’s renewed focus on the Sokoto-Badagry superhighway, which he noted was part of a broader vision dating back to colonial-era trade plans.

“The Trans-Saharan trade route dates back to colonial-era planning. President Tinubu is now bringing these long-abandoned visions to life,” the minister explained.


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Kaspersky Uncovers Dero Crypto Miner Spreading via Exposed Container Environments

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Kaspersky Security Services experts have identified a sophisticated cyberattack campaign targeting containerized environments to deploy a miner for the Dero cryptocurrency.

The attackers abuse exposed Docker APIs — parts of Docker, an open-source container development platform. In 2025, there are a significant number of Docker API default ports that are insecurely published, accounting for almost 500 occurrences worldwide on average each month.

In the discovered campaign, cybercriminals inject two types of malwares into the compromised systems: one is the miner itself and the other is a propagation malware that can spread the campaign to other insecure container networks.

Kaspersky experts discovered this malicious campaign as part of a compromise assessment project. According to expert estimates, any organisation that operates containerized infrastructure — while exposing Docker APIs without robust security controls — can be a potential target. These may include technology companies, software development firms, hosting providers, cloud service providers and more enterprises.

According to Shodan, in 2025, there are 485 published Docker API default ports¹ worldwide each month on average. This figure illustrates the campaign’s potential attack surface by tallying the “entry points” — or insecurely exposed ports that attackers might target.

Once attackers identify an insecurely published Docker API, they either compromise existing containers or create new malicious ones based on a legitimate standard Ubuntu image. They then inject two malware types into the compromised containers: “nginx” and “cloud”.

The latter is a Dero cryptocurrency miner, while “nginx” is a malicious software that maintains persistence, ensures execution of the miner and scans for other exposed environments. This malware allows attackers to operate without traditional Command-and-Control (C2) servers; instead, each infected container independently scans the Internet and can spread the miner to new targets.

“The campaign has the potential for exponential growth of infections, with each compromised container acting as a new source of attack, if security measures are not immediately put in place in the potentially targeted networks,” explains Amged Wageh, an incident response and a compromise assessment expert at Kaspersky Security Services.

“Сontainers are foundational to software development, deployment, and scalability. Their widespread use across cloud-native environments, DevOps, and microservices architectures makes them an attractive target for cyber attackers. This growing reliance demands organisations adopt a 360-degree approach to security — combining robust security solutions with proactive threat hunting and regular compromise assessments”.

The attackers embedded the names “nginx” and “cloud” directly in the binary — an inflexible executable file composed of instructions and data for the processor, not for humans. This is a classic masquerading tactic that lets the payload pose as a legitimate tool, trying to deceive both analysts and automated defenses.


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Manager, Others Arraigned for Allegedly Hacking into Premium Trust Bank’s Server

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, charged five defendants before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into the server of Premium Trust Bank.

Manager, Others Arraigned for Allegedly Hacking into Premium Trust Bank’s Server

The defendants are listed as the bank’s e-payment service manager, Matthew Adeniyi; Kehinde Odeyemi, a nursing mother; Samson Latshin, Bolaji Omotosho and Sunday Okunnola.

They were charged before Justice Alexander Owoeye, on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, cybercrime and unlawful access to the bank’s database.

They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Mrs. Zeenat Atiku, prosecutor, alleged that they committed the offence between April and May this year, in collaboration with three others, now at large.

Those still at large are Isa Ismaila, Victor Joshua, also known as ‘Oracle’ as well as one other, simply identified as Humble.

According to the charge, the first defendant unlawfully disclosed sensitive credentials, including the bank’s server IP and domain details, to these parties.

She said this enabled an unauthorised access to the bank’s database and the consequent data breach allegedly resulted in financial gains of $10,000.

The prosecutor also alleged that the defendants attempted to intercept the bank’s network and procured a Hewlett-Packard ProBook 440 G9 laptop (serial No. SN#5CD2473N6G) configured to bypass the bank’s security systems.

The anti-graft agency said the alleged offences contravened the provisions of sections 12(1)(b), 27, 28(1)(b)(c) and 28(3) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition Act, 2015 (as amended in 2024).

Following their pleas, the prosecutor, requested for a trial date and sought an order to remand the defendants in custody.

Meanwhile, the court declined an oral bail by the defence counsel and directed that a formal bail application be filed.

He adjourned the case until June 30, for trial and ordered that the defendants be remanded at the Nigerian correctional centre, pending bail.

The court, however, added that the defence may apply for an earlier trial date, upon filing their bail applications.

 


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