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The Chairman of  House of Representatives Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cyber-Security, Hon Adedeji Olajide has tasked the governments and private sector stakeholders to invest in threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensic capabilities to effectively combat the growing threat of cyber attacks. Hon Olajide according to a …

 A global leader in cyber protection, Acronis, has disclosed that about $44bn has been lost to cyber attacks on cryptocurrency, particularly decentralised finance, between June 2021 and June 2022. This was disclosed in a press release on its website announcing its mid-year cyber threats report, conducted by Acronis’ Cyber Protection …

As the global world becomes more interconnected with more people and businesses embracing digitization (active social media engagement) leading to an alarming increase in the number of reported cyber attacks, a cybersecurity consultant and trainer, Meena R has released tips for social media cyber safety. According to the cybersecurity expert, …

Shortage of manpower in forensic experts 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 Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) have agreed to partner in order to lessen …

…Lightning-Fast Incident Response Minimizes Attack Damage and Reduces Recovery Time Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the availability of Sophos Rapid Response, an industry-first, fixed-fee remote incident response service that identifies and neutralizes active cybersecurity attacks throughout its entire 45-day term of engagement. Sophos Rapid Response provides …

A security solutions company, Kaspersky has reported that South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria have seen a combined 28 million malware attacks so far in 2020. The company also said it had also detected 102 million potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), like adware and pornware, in these countries in the first seven …

…Minister says NITDA digital centre will upgrade Nigeria’s cyber security The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said that the upgraded Computer Emergency Response and Readiness Team, CERRT built by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will reduce further attacks and make Nigeria’s …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has alerted commercial bank customers on increased cyber-fraudsters that are taking advantage of the current COVID-19 pandemic to defraud citizens of their hard earn money. The Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor in a statement on Monday said, cyber- fraudsters are also stealing …

Nigerian foremost Cyber Security company, Platview Technologies unveiled its cyber security partnership agreement with multiple award-winning U.S. registered security company LinkShadow while it announced Platview Technologies as its brand Certified Platinum Partner in Nigeria. The global cyber defense firm announced the partnership after it signed a partnership agreement with the …