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- 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…
- 10 Jun 2019
Cyber Security Experts Decry Weak Endpoint Security
With increased cyber-attacks occurring on the endpoint devices of organisations, cyber security experts have urged organisations to do more in their endpoint security. Chris Buchanan, client…
- 18 Apr 2014
Security Experts Advice Nigerians on “Heartbleed” Bug
Security experts have advised Nigerians to change passwords for sites affected by the Heartbleed bug, to prevent attackers from retrieving sensitive information from the websites, services and…
- 11 Jul 2016
Experts Take Cyber Security Awareness to Varsities
Cyber experts under the aegis of Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) have completed plans to increase awareness campaign on cyber security to Universities and tertiary institutions…
- 1 Oct 2018
Cyber Security Expert Urges Organisations to Apply Proactive Measure Against Cyber Attacks
Cyber security expert has urged organizations susceptible to cyber attacks to adequately and proactively deploy solutions that will mitigate such incidences. Chuks Udensi, MD/CEO…
- 26 Jan 2016
Resourcery Hosts Digital Security Experts on New Trends & New Threats
Resourcery Plc, West Africa’s foremost Information Technology Company, in conjunction with Cisco Systems, a global leader in network technology and solutions held a one-day interactive Cyber-security…
- 17 Jan 2021
Security Expert Raises Alarm Over New Feature on Telegram
Mr Ahmed Hassan, a security researcher, has warned Telegram users to be careful of the new feature on the messaging platform called People Nearby. The latest feature shows a list of other nearby…
- 5 Aug 2025
Report Reveals Over Half of Security Experts Overwhelmed Managing Cybersecurity Tools from Multiple Vendors
The majority of companies (78%) surveyed in South Africa and in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa (META) region, rely on multi-vendor ecosystems despite the fact that such fragmented security…
- 26 May 2017
WannaCry Event Underscores Need for Risk-Based Defenses, Say IDC Security Experts
The recent WannaCry worm/ransomware outbreak infected approximately 200,000 endpoints across 150 countries, highlighting the devastating and inevitable effects of ransomware. While patching systems…
- 12 Apr 2019
Experts Urge FG to Establish National Cyber Security Centre
Experts, under the auspices of the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) have urged the Federal Government to establish a National Cyber Security Centre, saying it will ostensibly…
- 19 Jan 2019
Experts Chart Focus for Cyber Security in 2019
Cyber security experts in the country have urged organisations to focus on increased awareness as well as creating a world class capacity development and training for their key personnel in charge of…
- 3 Nov 2016
Experts at CyberXchange Say Security not Just about Banking Industry
Experts at the 2016 # CyberXchangeConference has warned that cyber security issues in Nigeria go beyond attacks on financial institutions; hence every internet user is vulnerable too. Dipo Fatokun,…
- 13 Aug 2018
Experts Worry Over Rising Cyber Security Poverty Line in Nigeria
Cyber security experts have decried the level of preparedness of Nigerian organizations against cyber-attacks as a follow-up to a recent cyber security report which finds that over 90 percent of…
- 19 Jan 2015
Experts Fret over Cyber-Security, List Areas of Focus
Cyber security experts have articulated areas of focus for organizations and government agencies in their efforts to protect their networks against cyber- attacks this year, as the country awaits the…
- 29 Jul 2021
NITDA, NISS to Produce More Forensic Experts to Ensure National Security
Shortage of manpower in forensic expert in the country has been described as one of the challenges mitigating against curbing the menace of cyber attacks, which the duo of National Information…
- 31 Jan 2024
Experts to Discuss Trust, Security and Privacy in AI Era @ Payments Forum Nigeria 1.0
Financial industry experts are warming up for the first edition of Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON), scheduled for the first quarter of this year. The Payments Forum Nigeria is a cross-industry…
- 1 Nov 2013
Experts Raise National Security Worries Over ID Card Scheme
The federal government has been urged to immediately halt the National Identity Card (ID) project and review the legal limits on use of data to be generated by the exercise because of the involvement…
- 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…
- 7 Apr 2024
FCMB Asset Management Limited Webinar: Experts Highlight Actionable Strategies to Securing Comfortable Retirement Plan
FCMB Asset Management Limited, a member of the FCMB Group Plc, recently hosted an insightful webinar titled "Smart Retirement - Investing Ahead." The virtual event aimed to educate Nigerians on…
- 22 Jul 2019
Experts Urge Implementation of National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy
Worried by absence of coordinated approach in the fight against cybercrimes, information and communications technology experts hare seeking the revival of National Cyber security Policy and Strategy…
- 9 Aug 2020
Experts Caution Firms on Public Cloud on Data Security
Information and communications technology experts have urged organisations using public cloud to feel personally responsible for the data they take to the public Cloud irrespective of the security…
- 22 Jun 2022
Infodata, Force Point Launch One Security Solution for Cyber Security
Some Cyber security experts on Tuesday called for constant awareness and sensitisation of individuals and organisations to help protect their data. L-R: Abumere Igboa CISO StanbicIBTC, Ms Jennifer…
- 30 Sept 2013
Companies Groan under Cyber Espionage-Experts
Security response teams of big and small corporations are under increasing cyber espionage underscoring the need to build stronger firewalls to prevent damages, IT security experts have said. A…
- 9 Nov 2017
Experts Seek Improved e-Channels Security, Banks Lose N237bn In 10 Years
By peter oluka Fraudsters, especially through the electronic payment channels have stolen about N237 billion since 2007 from Nigerian banks. This was made known on Monday by the Niyi Yusuf, country…
- 24 Jul 2013
Experts @ NCS Conference Caution against Outsourcing National Security
National security was on the front burner as the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) 11th International Conference got underway in Osun State on Wednesday with speakers urging the federal government not…
- 26 Mar 2026
Kidnappers Now Use Banks to Collect Ransoms — Expert
Dr. Kabir Adamu, a security expert, has raised concern that kidnappers in Nigeria are now using banks to collect ransom payments. Pix... CNBC Adamu explained that in the past, kidnappers typically…
- 13 Mar 2014
Experts to Tackle Terrorism, Cyber Crime, Others At Securex 2014
Security experts are set to tackle the endemic issues on terrorism; cyber security; border, port and airport; counter intelligence, among others at this year’s security exhibition and conference…
- 9 Sept 2019
Africa’s Cybersecurity Laws Ignore Local Environment- Experts
Cybersecurity experts have decried cyber security laws in Africa that are not addressing peculiar cyber- attacks, hence a big challenge in the prosecution of cyber criminals. They argued that…
- 7 Aug 2022
Halogen Partners FG on Cyber Security Training for 40,000 Youths, Military Personnel
At least 40,000 Nigerian youth and security personnel will receive free training from cyber security experts at Halogen Group, Nigeria’s security risk group, in the coming days. This is courtesy of a…
- 20 Apr 2014
Windows 8: Experts Lower ATM Threat Level
Security experts have lowered alert a notch but warned that attacks by cyber-thieves on automated teller machines (ATMs) of most banks in the county remained “strong possibility” following the end of…