… Plans Wider Women Inclusiveness CyberSafe Foundation, leading purpose-driven organisation working to bridge the digital divide by empowering underserved communities with transformative cybersecurity and AI skills, has announced that it will open up applications for its API Academy training. The CyberSafe API (Application Programming Interface) Security Training Program is a […]
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IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has announced a strategic partnership with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to enhance the protection of critical telecommunications infrastructure across […]
Kaspersky has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smart Africa to enhance digital security on the African continent. According to details of the MOU, the agreement is set to drive collaborative efforts aimed at expanding cybersecurity capabilities throughout Africa and build essential cybersecurity skills via training programs, including […]
Kaspersky Threat Research expertise center has discovered a new data-stealing Trojan, SparkCat, active in AppStore and Google Play since March 2024. This is the first known instance of optical recognition-based malware appearing in AppStore. SparkCat uses machine learning to scan image galleries and steal screenshots containing cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases. […]
Following the arrest on Monday of 792 suspected cryptocurrency fraudsters by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ESET, a global leader in digital security, has provided insights on the rising threat of online scams. The arrest which was a sting operation by anti-graft Agency on the Big Leaf Building […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Flutterwave, a unicorn payments technology company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to establish a state-of-the-art Cybercrime Research Centre. Areas of focus of the centre include advanced fraud detection and prevention, policy development, as well as youth empowerment. The fintech company […]
Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a security measure that requires users to provide a second form of verification before they can log into a corporate network. It has long been considered essential for keeping fraudsters out. However, cybercriminals have been discovering increasingly clever ways to bypass it. During an attack on […]