E-Business
Cisco, Weco Systems Train Customers on Productivity

Cisco in conjunction with Weco Systems hosted customers to a Workshop to deliver to them ways to better enhance their productivity.
The Workshop held last Wednesday at the Oriental Hotels in Victoria Island was the latest addition to the Weco Systems portfolio of training courses.
Obinna Ekwonwa, chief operating officer of Weco Systems in his opening remarks said Cisco and Weco are helping businesses up their games in order to remain competitive and to make sure that customers’ businesses align with key trends.
In his keynote address titled “Cisco Borderless Networks: Implications of Mobility, New devices & New Media, Nnamdi Onyebuchi, head Presales and Architecture, Weco Systems explained that mobility is redefining the workplace as the borders between personal and professional, home and office, device and application disappear.
He said Cisco delivers a borderless mobility experience that gives users access to information and resources they need, adding that Cisco mobility solutions provide the quality and performance that match traditional corporate offices.
Despite current IT challenges caused by market shifts, Onyebuchi stated that the new borderless organization can secure any device, support any location while also ensuring application quality.
The new borderless organisation according to head Presales and Architecture, addresses challenges of increasing complexity, availability, performance, security, manageability as well as cost of ownership.
“Based on borderless network architecture and services, Cisco Borderless Mobility optimizes the mobile workplace with components such as mobility user services, motion network services and borderless access.”
“These services help in accelerating decision making, help employees collaborate real time regardless of their location and also help the mobile workforce better manage their professional and personal lives,” he said.
Bola Adegbonmire, Cisco Architectural Play, centered his presentation on how Cisco IP contact solutions and social media tools can help improve customer engagement and satisfaction.
His presentation was titled “Cisco and Business transformation; Leveraging social media and IP Customer Care solutions.”
Commenting on the workshop, a participant said “In my experience, this is a very personalized event in the industry, which certainly adds to its attractiveness. Moreover, the format of the workshop itself maybe a bit unusual at first, but as soon as you get a feel of it, it makes more and more sense. What I really loved about it is the focus on key trends and how it affects how it enhances business productivity.
“I found the workshop to be extremely productive and loved the intimate one-to-one appointments” added another participant from the banking sector.
Weco, a certified systems integrator company is committed to helping its customers succeed by providing business enabling ICT Infrastructure and platforms, leveraging on best breed range of products from hardware to software and business applications to help deliver on customer’s objectives.
Weco systems integration services help clients envision, implement, integrate, operate and support ICT-enabled business solutions that achieve their overall business objectives.
E-Business
NDPC Probes Suspected Data Breach in Examination Centres

Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched an investigation into allegations that the confidentiality and integrity of candidates’ personal data may have been compromised by hackers.
The Commission initiated the inquiry following concerns over possible data breaches during examinations.
Preliminary findings indicate that several examination centres may not have implemented adequate technical and organizational measures to safeguard candidates’ personal information, as required under data protection regulations.
Although the incident reportedly affected 379, 997 candidates, the NDPC’s investigation is poised to cover a systemic audit of data processing and third parties.
It will be recalled that JAMB recently admitted that a technical error on its platform affected a total of 379,997 candidates in 157 examination centres across Lagos and the South-East.
Further investigation led to the arrest of at least 20 suspects who are currently in the custody of the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Police Force.
E-Business
Nigeria Among Hotspots as Kaspersky Warns of Rising Ransomware Threat in Africa

Cyber security firm, Kaspersky, has once again warned that sophisticated cybercriminals increasingly target Africa as ransomware and advanced persistent threats (APTs) escalate across the region.
Speaking at the company’s annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, the cybersecurity firm’s Global Research and Analysis Team highlighted growing digital threats affecting African nations.
Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa emerged as hotspots, with Kenya recording one of the highest web threat incident rates at 20.1% in first quarter 2025.
“While ransomware is less prevalent in Africa due to lower levels of digitisation and economic constraints, countries like South Africa and Nigeria are seeing a sharp rise in attacks,” said Sergey Lozhkin, head of META and APAC regions at Kaspersky.
Kaspersky noted a 0.01 percentage point increase in African ransomware cases year-on-year, reaching 0.41%, still below global and Middle Eastern averages, but a troubling sign for the continent’s emerging digital infrastructure.
Experts warned that attackers are refining their tactics, shifting focus to unconventional entry points like IoT devices, smart appliances, and misconfigured hardware.
“As these economies expand digitally, sectors such as manufacturing, finance and government are becoming key targets,” said Lozhkin
The cyber-crime landscape is evolving quickly, fuelled by AI tools and dark web access to large language models, which enable less skilled actors to launch convincing phishing and malware campaigns.
Groups like FunkSec, which uses AI-generated code and a low-cost ransom model, are redefining ransomware operations.
“African organisations face the dual challenge of expanding digital footprints and limited cybersecurity awareness. This makes layered defense strategies, including network segmentation, real-time monitoring and regular staff training, essential,” stated Lozhkin
Kaspersky continues to monitor 25 active APT groups in the META region, including SideWinder and MuddyWater, some of which are known to target African institutions.
To bolster defenses, the firm recommends using tools such as its free Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business and the Kaspersky Next suite for threat visibility and response.
E-Business
Nigeria Launches Cybercrime Team with Commonwealth, UK Support

Nigeria recently launched a new joint case team to step up its response to cybercrimes that affect people and businesses at home and abroad.
The ‘Joint Case Team on Cybercrime’ brings together Nigeria’s key justice and security agencies to work as one, making it easier to detect, investigate, and prosecute digital offences.
It is supported by the UK National Crime Agency, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Commonwealth Secretariat, as part of a wider effort to promote international cooperation on cybercrime.
Speaking at the launch in Abuja, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, minister of justice and attorney general of the federation described the initiative as “a bold and transformative stride in Nigeria’s justice system.”
He said that although Nigeria has a national legal framework to address cyber offences, laws alone are not enough.
Nigeria is among the countries most affected by cybercrime around the world, with increasing financial losses.
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