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- 11 May 2019
Lagos Unveils Cyber Security Toolkit for Small Businesses
The Lagos State Government on Friday announced the introduction of a cyber security toolkit for small business, a free online resource that small businesses can use to significantly reduce their…
- 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…
- 19 Apr 2023
PwC & ThriveDX Launch Cyber Impact Bootcamp to Close the Global Skills Gap
PwC’s Academy is proud to announce a partnership with ThriveDX to upskill and reskill individuals to pursue a cybersecurity career path. The Cyber Impact Bootcamp directly addresses the global talent…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 31 Oct 2019
CSEAN Urges President Buhari to declare October Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The Cyber Security Expert Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) said it calls for urgency for the Nigerian government, led by President Muhammadu Buhari to follow the steps of other nations like the United…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 31 Jul 2025
Sophos Unveils Next-Gen Partner Program to Accelerate Cybersecurity Growth and Profitability
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, has launched a new Sophos Partner Program, unlocking multiple opportunities for partners to accelerate growth,…
- 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…
- 15 May 2025
Sophos Launches MSP Elevate Program to Boost MSP Growth and Profitability
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today launched MSP Elevate, a new business-accelerating program for managed service providers (MSPs). With the new…
- 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…
- 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…
- 4 Apr 2016
FG Moves to Curb N82Bn Yearly Loss to Software Piracy
Saddened by the hyper-increase in illicit activities such as software piracy, counterfeiting, intellectual property theft, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications, has vowed to…
- 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…
- 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…
- 17 May 2017
Signal Alliance Issues WannaCry Ransomware Advisory
Signal Alliance, a Microsoft enterprise partner in Nigeria has issued a WannaCry ransomware advisory to its clients and key users of Windows applications across the country. This, the Company said,…
- 7 Dec 2019
21st Century Technologies, Nexusguard to Provide Cyber Resilience for DDoS Attacks in Nigeria
21st Century Technologies Limited, a leading ICT powerhouse in Nigeria has partnered with Nexusguard, a leading DDoS security solution provider to unveil DDoS scrubbing center in Nigeria to provide…
- 29 Jun 2015
Diplomatic Council Appoints New IT Leadership Team
The Diplomatic Council (DC), United Nations (UN) registered global Think Tank has appointed two new leaders for the chair positions of its DC Global IT Forum. The top managers Gabriele Viebach and…
- 20 Apr 2016
Banking Security in Africa Reaching Tipping Point
Despite some consolidation in the African banking market, most of the banks we are speaking to remain confident about future opportunities on the continent. However, we have noticed security steadily…
- 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 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.…
- 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.…
- 24 Feb 2022
Mobile Malware Attacks Decline in Africa in 2021
While analysing the threat landscape of African countries, Kaspersky experts saw a steady decline in attacks on mobile devices in the region, as cybercriminals consolidated their efforts to focus on…
- 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…
- 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…