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- 1 Dec 2022
HP Q3 Wolf Security Report Shows What is Helping Threat Actors Hoodwink Detection Tools
HP Inc. issued its third quarter HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, finding that archive file formats – such as ZIP and RAR files – were the most common file type for delivering malware,…
- 10 Nov 2025
Firm Warns of Blackmail from Alleged “Hackers”, “Law Enforcement” and “Hitmen”
Attackers are incorporating personal details like full names and phone numbers in scam emails to appear credible and induce panic among victims. Scammers may pose as hackers with compromising data,…
- 3 Apr 2023
Scammers go ‘InterPlanetary’ Using a Decentralised File System in their Attacks
Kaspersky experts have discovered how cybercriminals are using the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) in email phishing attacks. Since late 2022, fraudsters have been using this safe, decentralised…
- 22 Feb 2023
Find Out Who to Vote for with Orodata's MyCandidate Platform
Nigerians are eager to make a decision on who will lead their country for the next four years as the general election day approaches. One key observation is that the news and social media have been…
- 14 Jun 2023
ChromeLoader Malware Campaign Punishes Pirating Users, HP warns
HP Inc. yesterday issued its quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, showing threat actors are hijacking users’ Chrome browsers if they try to download popular movies or video games from…
- 4 Jul 2016
Google, MyAdsApp, Others Educate Start-ups at NITEC’16
Global Problems are basically human problems, according to Simeon Ononobi, founder, MyAdsApp.com, which are typically challenges that can be felt everywhere else. To solve these problems, Ononobi,…
- 2 Aug 2022
Phishing, Scams Hit Nigeria and Kenya with a 174% and 438% Increase in the Number of Detections in Q2 2022
Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa in Q2 2022 in comparison with the previous quarter.…
- 13 Dec 2019
Malware Variety Grows by 13.7% in 2019 Due to Web Skimmers
In 2019, the number of unique malicious objects detected by Kaspersky’s web antivirus solution rose by an eighth, compared to last year — reaching 24,610,126. This growth was mainly influenced by a…
- 23 Jan 2017
Code360 Sets Pace On Employment Creation Via Software Development
Code360 is giving young Nigerians (software developers) ample opportunity to get instant freelance and full time job after its training commencing February 1, 2017. Code360…
- 29 May 2016
Microsoft Nigeria to Empower 6000 Public School Students in FCT
Microsoft Nigeria in partnership with the Future Project and the Zariah Elizabeth Foundation (TZE Foundation) is set to empower 6000 public school students in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of…
- 3 Aug 2016
‘Girls Go IT’ Begins Pilot Phase with Summer IT Boot Camp
‘Girls Go IT’ Nigeria, a social development platform intent on empowering girls from rural and under-served communities to acquire digital and information technology skills has announced that 10…
- 24 Aug 2016
Happy 25th Anniversary to the World Wide Web
On August 23, 1991, new users for the first time were able to access the World Wide Web. The occasion is known as Internaut Day. We celebrate this glorious technology that brings us all together! On…
- 18 Sept 2016
Top 10 Tools Offering Free Plagiarism Detection
Plagiarism considered as academic dishonesty is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of…
- 23 Sept 2016
SAP Africa Code Week Unlocks Africa’s Future
Over the next two weeks Nigeria will play host to a series of official train-the-trainer (TTT) sessions as the country takes on a leading role in the build up to SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) 2016.…
- 4 Jan 2017
Kaspersky Warns: Faketoken Mobile Banking Trojan Targeting Over 2000 App
Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a modification of the mobile banking Trojan, Faketoken that can encrypt user data. Disguised as various programs and games, including Adobe Flash Player, the…
- 30 May 2017
Networks to Experience Difficulties on Internet as IPV4 Runs Out
New service providers as well as existing networks wanting to expand their networks are to face difficulties in accessing Internet Protocol Version 4 as the resource nears exhaustion in Africa.…
- 8 Sept 2017
4 Great Websites to Help Build Your Resume
If you want to build your resume and need some help, the following are some great resume building websites to consider. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 great websites to help…
- 4 Oct 2017
Mentorship: You Can't Develop Skills Without Giving Experience- Johnson
By peter oluka Start-ups in Nigeria require proper adequate mentoring to triumph in today's business environment hence the establishment of Lighthouse Hub about nineteen months ago. The Hub aims to…
- 1 Feb 2018
Sophos Introduces Predictive Protectionin Intercept X with Advanced Deep Learning
Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, yesterday announced the availability of Intercept X with malware detection powered by advanced deep learning neural networks. Combined…
- 27 Apr 2018
CodeLagos Programme Expands To 275 Schools, 10 Public Centres
As part of the continued drive of the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to train one million Lagos residents to code through the CodeLagos initiative, the State Government has scaled up its…
- 23 Jul 2018
9-year-old Girl Showcases website, Mobile App in Lagos
Miss Emmanuella Oziofu, a nine-year-old child prodigy and grade five pupil of Skycrest School Lagos, on Friday showcased her website, www.emmasacademy.com, and her mobile app, Emma’s ICT Academy.…
- 22 Oct 2019
MTN Bows to FG, Suspends USSD Charges
MTN Nigeria has said it has not started charging its subscribers for bank transactions done via Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD). The USSD allows banks’ customers access to bank…
- 12 Oct 2021
2021 GOCOP Confab: Nweke Urges Publishers to Avoid ‘digital Sins’ of Hotlinking
Mr. Remmy Nweke, Lead Consulting Strategist and Group Executive Editor, ITREALMS Media group, has urged online publishers, especially in Nigeria to avoid any thing capable of leading them into…
- 15 Jun 2022
Honeywell Group Partners Lagos Innovates to Upskill Young Tech Entrepreneurs
Honeywell Group (HGL), leading Nigerian investment holding company, has partnered with the Lagos State Government and Lagos Innovates, the tech arm of Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) to…
- 25 Jan 2023
ChatGPT’s Impacts will be Social, not Technical
By Chester Wisniewski, field CTO applied research Sophos The technology world was on fire about the latest artificial intelligence demonstration by OpenAI in the waning months of 2022, ChatGPT. It is…
- 2 Aug 2020
How to Become a Software Engineer - a Step-by-Step Guide
By: Prince Osinachi Nchiba As a global authority in the software engineering space, I get asked a lot about how to become a software engineer. My career transition story proves that being a software…
- 14 Feb 2024
Moniepoint, NITHub Unilag Call For Applications Into HatchDev Programme
Moniepoint Inc, Africa’s leading digital financial services provider, in collaboration with NITHub Unilag, has announced a call for applications into the second cohort of the highly competitive…
- 4 Nov 2024
Firm Identifies Key Signs of AI Usage in Phishing Attacks
Cybercriminals are increasingly using Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate content for large-scale phishing and scam attacks, Kaspersky’s AI Research Center experts have discovered. As threat…
- 27 Jan 2025
Moniepoint's DreamDevs Initiative Aims to Develop Africa's Future Tech Leaders
In a bid to unleash Africa’s tech potential and foster a thriving tech ecosystem that drives innovation and sustainable growth, Moniepoint Inc, Africa's leading digital financial services provider,…
- 26 Feb 2025
Nigerian Developers Get Free AI-Assisted Coding from Gemini Code Assist
Google has unveiled Gemini Code Assist for individuals, a free version of their AI-coding assistant. This development assistant powered by Gemini 2.0 is now available to Nigerian developers and it…