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- 8 Aug 2024
9mobile Appoints Ayodeji Adedeji as Chief Technical and Information Officer
The Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has approved the appointment of Ayodeji Adedeji as the new Chief Technical and Information…
- 7 Dec 2021
Cybersafe Foundation Trains NITRA Members on Cybersecurity Awareness & Risks Mitigation
With billions of devices now online, new threats pop-up every second with more people becoming susceptible to attacks. To this end, Cybersafe Foundation, a cyber-security awareness organization in…
- 26 Mar 2024
PAFON 1.0: Experts Harp on Stricter Data Privacy Measures in Payments Ecosystem in AI Era
Mr. Festus Amede, Chairman of the Committee of Chief Information Security Officers of Nigerian Financial Institutions (CCISONFI) has identified Data Minimization Principles, User Consent and Control,…
- 7 Dec 2015
APBN Backs NCS on National Chief IT Officer, NSP
The Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) has thrown its weight behind the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) calls on the need to establish Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCITO)…
- 19 Dec 2021
ARM Holding Gets Information Security Certification
ARM Holding Company has announced the receipt of the ISO 27001: 2013 certification for information security, the leading international standard governing information security management. Ms Jumoke…
- 21 Mar 2022
AIICO Gets Information Security Management Certification
AIICO Insurance Plc has received the Information Security Management System certification from the British Standards Institution under ISO 27001:2013 standard, after a thorough assessment of the…
- 2 May 2014
IoT Security Expands Over Half of Global Enterprise IT Security Programs by 2020
The power of objects in the Internet of Things (IoT) to change the state of environments — in addition to generating information — will cause chief information security officers (CISOs) to redefine…
- 2 Aug 2021
MTN Appoints Shodunke, Sowho, 2 Nigerians for Top Jobs
MTN Group Limited, leading African multinational mobile telecommunications company, has appointed Shoyinka Shodunke and Adia Sowho as chief information officer (CIO) of MTN Nigeria and chief…
- 8 Dec 2014
Technology is Major Challenge for Cybercrime Investigators – Akindeinde
Oluseyi Akindeinde, chief technical officer, Digital Encode and manager, Centre for Information Security Intelligence, is well grounded in IT security and Connectivity space of Information…
- 26 Oct 2015
BSides Cyber-Security Conference Coming to Lagos
BSides, a community-driven framework for building events for and by information security community members, is poised to host cyber-security conference in Nigeria. Bsides security conferences are…
- 17 Dec 2019
Agusto and Co Announces Retirement of Vivien Shobo Its Chief Executive Officer
Agusto & Co, Nigeria’s foremost Credit Rating Agency, has announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer - Vivien Shobo, effective 31 December 2019. Vivien Shobo Following over two…
- 4 Apr 2023
Appknox, CED Technologies to host webinar on how CISOs can build an API security program
Appknox, a plug-and-play security platform and its partner, CED Technologies will on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 by 12 noon host a webinar on how Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) can build…
- 2 Nov 2016
eFraud Confab: Industry CEOs, Stakeholders Meet in Lagos
Top-notch chief executive officers (CEOs) of organisation from within and outside the electronic payment industry and other key stakeholders in the economy are set to converge on Lagos next week for…
- 20 May 2014
Osioke, Akindeinde to Speak @ Hackcess Security Conference
Osioke Ojior, director and group chief risk officer of Interswitch and Oluseyi Akindeinde who is the chief technical officer at Digital Encode are to speak at Hackcess Security conference holding on…
- 12 Jan 2018
Taking Enterprise Security to the Board
It’s that time of year, again, with many companies busying themselves in the art of budgeting and forecasting for 2018. In some companies, this means the Chief Information Security Officer…
- 29 Aug 2014
Digital Risk ‘Soldiers’ Will Emerge in 2015
A new report by the Gartner Inc. showed that more than half of (global) chief executive officers are willing have a senior "digital" leader role in their staff by the end of 2015.…
- 2 Apr 2024
Moniepoint Gives Details of How its Redefining Payments in Nigeria with Flexible Options
Moniepoint, a leading fintech company has said that beyond redefining payments and technology and the payment industry, it also ensures that it provides its businesses and partners with several…
- 21 Sept 2020
CSCS Sensitizes Financial Market Stakeholders on Cyber-Security
Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s capital market infrastructure, sustains cyber-security advocacy as it sensitizes financial market participants on rising rate of cybercrime.…
- 28 May 2024
CCISONFI Vows to Boost Cyber Resilience in Financial Institutions
Committee of Chief Information Security Officers of Nigerian Financial Institutions (CCISONFI) has canvassed more proactive cybersecurity strategies and innovations to address evolving cyber attacks…
- 22 Sept 2022
Azentio Software Secures ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certifications for its India Operations
Azentio Software has achieved ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 for its India operations. An industry wide recognized certification, ISO 9001:2015 lays the foundation for Quality Management System…
- 10 Mar 2014
CWG, MAG Tech Introduce Effective Approach to IT Risks and Security
Computer Warehouse Group (CWG PLC), the leading technology Company in Africa and MAG Tech, a specialized information security and intelligence Company, recently organized an information security…
- 2 Nov 2016
Rack Centre Achieves ISO/IEC 27001: 2013 IS & Management System Certification
Rack Centre, Nigeria’s Premium Data Centre has obtained the global ISO/IEC27001:2013 certification for an information security management system. ISO/IEC 27001:2013, an Information Security…
- 2 Dec 2022
Stakeholders Seek Collaboration to Mitigate Cyberattacks in Organizations
Information security stakeholders have laid out the recipe for activating a secured cyber environment for Nigeria. Speaking at the Annual Cybersecurity Conference organised by Information Security…
- 30 Jan 2016
IT Expert Urges Buhari to Establish Office of CIO of the Federation
President Mohammadu Buhari has been urged to establish the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) General for the Federation. The federation’s CIO would oversee the spending of the federal…
- 10 Oct 2024
Interswitch, Thales Launch CipherTrust Data Security Solution
Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading integrated payment and digital commerce companies has partnered Thales, a global leader in digital and data security solutions, to launch CipherTrust Data…
- 16 Apr 2023
Why Nigeria Needs Homegrown Cyber Security Solutions –Eko Innovation Centre Boss
Victor Gbenga Afolabi, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Eko Innovation Center, an enterprise development Centre for startup and MSMEs, has said that Nigeria needs homegrown cyber security…
- 14 Jul 2026
TD Africa Sponsors Check Point Secure 360 Summit to Boost Cybersecurity in Nigeria
Africa's leading technology distributor Powerhouse, TD Africa, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing cybersecurity awareness and digital resilience by sponsoring the 3rd Annual Secure 360 Summit…
- 30 Nov 2015
Cyber Security: Aligning Nigeria With Rest Of The World
Top cyber threats listed by the United State’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are hacktivism, crime, insider, espionage, terrorism and warfare. The world is no longer witnessing an era of…
- 10 Oct 2022
Oluyemi Obadare Accepted into Forbes Business Council
Oluyemi Obadare C hief E xecutive O fficer at Certification Partner Global, West Africa has been accepted into Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful…
- 18 May 2015
Experts Raise Red Flags as Banks Romance Social Media
Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in the banks and other financial institutions have been urged to be on the alert to ensure watertight security of their networks as financial institutions…