Tag: Cyber Security
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Cyber security firm uncovers threat targeting iPhones, other iOS devices
Kaspersky, a global cyber security company, says it has uncovered an ongoing mobile Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) campaign targeting iOS devices with an unknown malware.
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How Nigeria is using cybersecurity to combat cyber crime
Cybersecurity has become a top priority for businesses and governments around the world in recent years, as the number and sophistication of cyber attacks have increased exponentially. Nigeria is no exception, and the country has been working hard to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities in order to combat the growing threat of cybercrime.
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Cyber Security: NITDA warns on identity theft
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned the general public to be conscious of cyber criminals who indulge in Identity theft.
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2023 Elections: Federal commissioner urges INEC to improve its cyber security
Mr Oladele Gboyega, Federal Commissioner (Osun State), Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on its cyber security ahead of 2023 General Elections. Gboyega, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, also emphasised the need…
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Cyber security: Nigeria improving on global ranking – Pantami
Nigeria has improved on its global ranking in cyber security, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said. Pantami made this known on the sideline of the Stakeholder’s Consultative Forum on Emerging Technologies organised by the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) and the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in Lagos.…
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Cybersecurity: FG moves to safeguard Nigeria’s digital economy
Cybersecurity: FG moves to safeguard Nigeria’s digital economy
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Cybersecurity: CBN partners stakeholders to launch ‘NoGoFallMaga’ campaign
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has partnered with some cyber security stakeholders to launch a new cyber awareness campaign tagged ‘# NoGoFallMaga’. The initiative was launched in collaboration with Committee of Chief Information Security Officers of the Nigeria Financial Industry (CCISONFI) and Cybersafe Foundation (CSF). Mr Abumere Igboa, CCISONFI Chairman, announced the partnership on…
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Huawei secures over 25 commercial 5G contracts, to spend $2bn on cyber-security
Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies said it has secured more than 25 commercial 5G contracts, the largest in the world, and has shipped more than 10,000 base stations for the fifth generation of mobile communications. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Huawei’s rotating chairman, Ken Hu made this known while speaking at a press conference at the company’s…
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Trump’s government persuades allied countries to avoid Huawei
The President Donald Trump-led US government is persuading allied countries to avoid telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Wall Street Journal, in a Thursday news item, cited unnamed sources to have said US officials have reached out to their government counterparts and telecom executives in friendly countries where Huawei equipment is already…
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Cyber security: Senator calls for single national infrastructure
The Vice Chairman of Senate Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime, Sen. Foster Ogola, has called for a single national infrastructure for gateway as a strategy to combat cybercrime. Ogola made the call on Wednesday at the end of a two-day Indo-Africa ICT Expo 2018 with the theme: “One World, One Platform:…