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- 11 Jun 2014
Cyber Threats Wreaking Havoc on Enterprises
A consistent bombardment of unknown, targeted, and adaptive cyber threats are wreaking havoc in the enterprise and driving the expansion of Threat Intelligence Security Services (TISS)…
- 10 May 2017
71% of African CEOs Express Concern About Cyber Threats
Africa’s CEOs are confident that the outlook for business on the continent remains positive notwithstanding the unpredictable economic and socio-political climate, but not without concerns about the…
- 15 May 2019
Cyber Security Experts Task Organisations to Secure Operation Amid Increasing Threats
Cyber security experts have advised organisations that handle financial services and sensitive user data to proactively adopt measures to protect themselves from the increasing wave of cyber security…
- 21 Jul 2022
Sophos Launches Sophos X-Ops to Help Organizations Better Defend Against Complex Cyberattacks
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has announced Sophos X-Ops, a new cross-operational unit linking SophosLabs, Sophos SecOps and Sophos AI, three established teams of…
- 24 Sept 2013
ITU Seeks Global Approach to Combat Cyber Crimes
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said that no organization or country can work alone to combat cyber crime, primed now as a borderless and very fluid, menace. The admonition was part of…
- 20 Mar 2024
Nigeria's Pan African Bank Teams Up with Cybervergent to Bolster Cybersecurity Resilience
In response to the escalating threat landscape posed by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) and other cyber-attacks, a Nigerian pan-African Bank has forged a strategic alliance with Cybervergent, a…
- 28 May 2018
Hackers Infect Over 500,000 Routers in 54 Countries
The malware, called VPNFilter, has infected more than 500,000 routers in 54 countries, researchers say. More than half a million routers and network devices in 54 countries have been infected with…
- 10 Apr 2017
McAfree Now a Standalone Company, Implications for Cybersecurity Industry
McAfee, the globally trusted security provider, has commenced operating as a new standalone company. As a standalone business, McAfee is one of the world’s largest pure-play cybersecurity firms.…
- 20 Oct 2024
Digital Encode Targets Unicorn Status, Showcases Cutting-edge Cybersecurity Solutions @ AfriTECH 4.0
Digital Encode Limited, a leading Cybersecurity and Governance, Risk and Compliance company in Africa, is proud to announce its sponsorship of Africa Tech Alliance Forum . The event, which is set to…
- 4 Oct 2017
NCC to Participate in Cyber Security Awareness Month in October
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday it would participate in National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October to be organised by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…
- 13 Jan 2026
SHELT Named in Prestigious 2025 MSSP 250 List for Cybersecurity Excellence
SHELT, a leading cybersecurity-as-a-service provider, has earned inclusion in the 2025 MSSP 250, the annual ranking of the world's top 250 Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) by MSSP Alert, a…
- 30 Jun 2025
Sophos Rallies Cybersecurity Leaders in Lagos
More than 90 professionals participated yesterday in Sophos Experience Partner Roadshow 2025, the main annual event in Nigeria for the Sophos channel, a world leader in innovative security solutions…
- 24 Jun 2026
Fears Grow as Western Intelligence Agencies Warn of AI Cyber Crisis
AI models capable of launching major cyberattacks that could overwhelm the defenses of governments and businesses are months, not years, away, an international alliance of intelligence agencies…
- 11 Aug 2016
Accenture, Endgame New Solution Kills Cybersecurity Threats in Real-time
Accenture and Endgame Inc., a leading provider of security solutions designed to proactively evict adversaries, have created a threat hunting as-a-Service offering for clients. Powered by Endgame and…
- 27 Oct 2014
IBM Unveils New Enterprise Intelligence Analytics to Fight Cybercrime as Losses Hit $445Bn
IBM has unboxed a new solution that provides deep analysis across hundreds of terabytes of disparate data to uncover hidden criminal activity in just seconds. The solution unveiled at the ongoing IBM…
- 30 Aug 2021
CSCS Advocates Collective Responsibility Towards Cybersecurity
Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s capital market infrastructure, advanced its advocacy for cybersecurity in a webinar organized by the company, as it drums up support for cyber…
- 13 Oct 2016
Etisalat, Others Support HackCess Cyber Security 2016
Etisalat Nigeria and Computer Warehouse Group were among corporates that supported the just concluded HackCess Cyber Security conference 2016, where they expressed the need for concern on the impact…
- 23 Oct 2025
AfriGO, Tizel and ActivEdge to Showcase Cybersecurity, Telecom, and Payment Innovations @AfriTECH 5.0
Preparations are in top gear for the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 5.0) as leading players in Nigeria’s technology and digital economy; Digital Encode Limited, the platinum sponsor of this…
- 8 Nov 2024
Martin Ekpeke Honored with Digital Reporting Excellence Award @ATAEx
Martin Ekpeke, Managing Editor of ITPulse, a leading Nigerian online Information and Communications Technology (ICT) news platform, was awarded the prestigious Digital Reporting Excellence Award at…
- 10 Aug 2022
SEACOM, BT Team up to Deliver Enterprise Communications Services in Africa
SEACOM and BT announced a strategic alliance which will help SEACOM further secure its own infrastructure and deliver new networking, security and communications solutions to enterprise customers in…
- 10 Dec 2023
Cybersecurity Evolution: Zoracom’ s Visionary Approach to Safeguarding Digital Assets
In an era of rapid digitalization where organizations worldwide are heavily investing in digital assets, the persistent threat of cybersecurity breaches has underscored the critical need for robust…
- 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…
- 18 Apr 2018
Tech Firms Vow not to Aid Government Cyber Attacks
Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies yesterday announced a joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which…
- 8 Apr 2025
Sophos Names Chris Bell as Senior VP Global Channel to Lead Next Evolution of Global Channel Strategy
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced it has named Chris Bell as senior vice president of global channel, alliances and corporate…
- 5 Dec 2025
Africa Must Build Its Own Cybersecurity Intelligence, Says Tizel CEO At AfriTech 5.0
As Africa edges toward an estimated 750 million internet users by the end of 2025, the continent’s expanding digital footprint is increasingly matched by vulnerabilities that threaten its economic…
- 5 Aug 2019
ThreatQuotient Expands Global Footprint Through New Partnerships
ThreatQuotient™, a leading security operations platform innovator, has announced new partnerships with global distributors Ectacom, Nihon Cornet and StarLink. Following international…
- 24 May 2010
Nigeria’s Alarming Software Piracy Rate
Internet scams, identity theft, financial scams and spam are too prevalent in Nigeria. All of this, along with rampant software piracy, undermines Nigeria’s economic development and ability to…
- 22 May 2017
Experts Seek Defense Strategy over ‘Wannacry’ Attacks
Cyber security experts in the country have advised organizations to take cyber security strategy seriously in view of recent ransomware attack that targeted at some 150 countries. Wannacry is the…
- 28 Feb 2023
Kaspersky Discovered 200,000 new Mobile Banking Trojan Installers in 2022
Kaspersky experts discovered nearly 200,000 new mobile banking Trojans, marking a two-fold increase from the previous year's figures. This alarming surge in the number of mobile banking Trojans is…
- 12 Jun 2023
Africa Among Top-3 Regions Prone to Mobile Financial Scam
Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made by users in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region.…