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- 26 Oct 2016
Microsoft, ISSAN Collaborate to Raise Cyber Security Awareness
Microsoft Nigeria has called on individuals and organizations to pay needed attention to ensuring cyber security in the face of global cyber threats. This call was made at a Cyber Security Summit…
- 15 Feb 2019
Cyber Security Myths You Must Forget, To Avoid Being Hacked
Cyber security threats are real. The cyber traitors penetrate every facet of the economy. For instance, the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System, NIBSS), disclosed that the banking industry…
- 13 Oct 2016
Upgraded Era Solutions to Host Cyber- Security Challenge
One of Nigeria’s fast growing IT and cybersecurity firms, Upgraded Era Solutions Limited, is hosting a cyber security challenge event (CYSEC NG), the first of its kind in Nigeria. The theme is…
- 19 Oct 2020
NITDA Cautions Nigerians to Stay Safe Online
Due to the growing rate of dependence on technology and the increasing rate of cyber-attacks, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) organised a national Cyber security…
- 1 Feb 2023
Exito Partners with Cyber Era NG on Cybersecurity Kenya, 2023
After successful 15 editions of Cyber Security Summit, Exito is set to host another milestone event- which serves as an ideal platform to enhance insights of Kenya’s Cyber Security Models for…
- 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…
- 5 Apr 2016
MAXUT Consulting Tasks Firms, Banking Sector on Cyber Security
Mr Michael Odusami, president of MAXUT Consulting, has urged businesses and the banking sector to ensure the safety of their online transactions. Odusami gave the advice during the ``Cyber Security…
- 20 Jul 2020
‘Poor Communication Hampers Cyber security Efforts’
Today’s constantly-evolving threat landscape is creating new and unexpected challenges for even the most seasoned cyber security professionals. Increasingly sophisticated and complex threats,…
- 17 Aug 2010
Stakeholders to Hold National Security Emergency Summit
Technology Development Company Limited, an ICT-based security technology provider in strategic partnership with Gamnet Solutions Limited, an events management company is collaborating with the…
- 16 Apr 2012
Experts Ring Fear as Cyber Thieves Exploit Security Lapses
Experts in IT security have warned of a possible cyber racket insurgence in Nigeria, unless controls needed to protect sensitive data and critical infrastructure from abuse by insiders are firmly…
- 8 Mar 2020
Experts Says Terrorist Now Waging War through Cyber Attacks
Ran Feit, Israeli cyber security expert based in Nigeria, has revealed how Boko Haram and other insurgents all over the world are now attacking government agencies through there porous cyber…
- 3 Dec 2019
Nigerian Firms, Others Spend $800m on Cyber Security
Financial services companies, government institutions, telecommunication firms and financial technology companies operating in Nigeria, among others lost about $800m to cybercrime in 2018, according…
- 4 May 2014
.ng Domain Offers Identity, Security on Cyber space--Uduma
Mary Uduma is the president, executive board, Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA). She assumed the role in September 2010, after serving as vice-president since 2009. Uduma has also…
- 14 Feb 2020
FG Reiterates Commitment to Strengthening Cybersecurity, Warns Against Use of pirated softwares
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-stated that the Federal Government is irrevocably committed to strengthening cybersecurity in the country. …
- 7 Jan 2014
Banks Are Notoriously Reluctant to Publicise Cyber Attacks- AITEC
The key theme that is going to dominate across all sectors in 2014 is information security, including cyber security at national and regional levels, as previous challenges like in the banking…
- 15 Sept 2010
Stakeholders Brainstorm on National Digital Security Emergency
i Stakeholders in the Security space recently met at an ICT Stakeholders Summit on National Digital Security Emergency to brainstorm on the need for the ICT industry to respond to the present…
- 31 May 2017
IS, AU Commission Launch Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa
The Internet Society (IS) and the African Union (AU) Commission unveiled a new set of Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa. The unveiling was at the African Internet Summit held in…
- 7 Dec 2017
NITPCS Summit 2017 to Discuss ‘Achieving National Economic Recovery and Growth
By peter oluka The Nigeria Information Technology Professionals in the Civil and Public Service (NITPCS); an interest group of the Nigeria Computer Society and an umbrella body of all IT…
- 19 Jul 2019
Forcepoint Unveils Digital Transformation Acceleration Strategy with New Converged Cybersecurity Solutions and Partner Ecosystem
Forcepoint is strategically investing in the creation of a human-centric technology partner ecosystem that enables customers to achieve their digital transformation outcomes by enabling secure…
- 17 Sept 2024
GSMA MWC Kigali 2024 to explore role of connectivity in driving socio-economic growth across Africa
GSMA MWC Kigali will return to the Kigali Convention Center from 29-31 October 2024. MWC Kigali, Africa’s largest and most influential connectivity event, will convene powerful innovators and…
- 21 Jul 2018
Lagos Hosts Fintech Week to Celebrate Fintech Achievements
To celebrate Fintech achievements and opportunities with focus on funds and payments, capital markets, insurance innovations, block chain and cyber security, the world’s attention will be on the city…
- 28 May 2015
Nigerian Cyber crime Net Widens
Africa, as a continent, is vulnerable to a plethora of Internet threats, from financial fraud and malware distribution to terrorism, drugs and human trafficking. With 67 million Internet users as of…
- 11 May 2016
Aderounmu, NCS President Receives AIIT Award
Professor Sola Aderounmu, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) President, has been announced as the recipient of the Special Recognition Award: For Promoting Advancement of Information Technology…
- 6 Mar 2020
Why Hackers are Targeting African Firms- Microsoft
Hackers are now focusing more on African Banks, telecom firms and many other corporate bodies on the African continent due to low implementation of safety measures, Microsoft has disclosed. According…
- 21 Nov 2016
VP Osinbajo, Others for NITDA's eNigeria Expo & Confab
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president of the Federal republic of Nigeria, will today declare open this year’s eNigeria Expo and Conference 2016. Osinbajo is also the Special Guest of Honour at…
- 28 Oct 2016
Osinbajo to Declare Open eNigeria Expo & Conference 2016
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president of the Federal republic of Nigeria, will declare open this year’s eNigeria Expo and Conference 2016. Osinbajo is also the Special Guest of Honour at…
- 23 Nov 2022
DG NITDA Calls for ICT-Academia Partnership to Empower Nigerian Students with Digital Skills
The need for Nigeria to deepen Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) – Academia partnership has again been emphasised by Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General, National Information…
- 6 Nov 2019
Visa Introduces Suite of Security Capabilities to Prevent, Disrupt Payment Fraud
Visa launched a suite of innovative security capabilities to help prevent and disrupt payment fraud, breaking new ground in Cybersecurity and fraud prevention across Central & Eastern Europe,…
- 15 Sept 2016
Securing the Healthcare Industry: Prevention is Better Than Cure
The healthcare industry, arguably one of the most technologically advanced considering the gadgets and devices now used to monitor health statistics and perform medical procedures, is ironically…
- 9 Oct 2025
NITDA DG Says FG On Course to Secure Digital Economy in the Age of AI
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE, the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that Nigeria is taking decisive steps to safeguard its digital future by…