Tag: Cyberspace
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Forbes inducts first Nigerian female into council
Nigeria’s Digital ICON, Confidence Staveley has become the first Nigerian female to be inducted into the famed Forbes Technology Council. In a letter communicating the decision to Staveley, the Founder of Forbes Technology Council, Scott Gerber said it was an honour to welcome Confidence Staveley into the community.
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Safeguarding cyberspace will ensure credible elections – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said safeguarding cyberspace will ensure a credible outcome in the 2023 general election. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this at a two-day symposium focused on Internet Governance and Safeguarding the Cyberspace on Monday in Abuja.
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Agency lists paths to safer cyberspace
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has listed ways it has been ensuring safe cyber space for digital economy growth. It said they were through prompt awareness, leveraging trusted resourses and implementing a response plan for Ministeries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government. The Director-General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, revealed this while participating…
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Cyber security: France warns of ‘permanent war’ in cyberspace
Cyberspace faces an approaching risk of “permanent war” between states and criminal or extremist organizations because of increasingly destructive hacking attacks, the head of the French government’s cybersecurity agency warned Thursday. In a wide-ranging interview in his office with The Associated Press, Guillaume Poupard lamented a lack of commonly agreed rules to govern cyberspace and…