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Virtual Private Network (VPN): Privacy and information security concerns

By Olumide Babalola 1. Introduction Since the Federal government’s ban or suspension of Twitter in Nigeria in June 2021, more citizens have become ...

By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 7, 20210

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IDC: The Smart Future of FTTx In South Africa

Unpacking the challenges and opportunities that come with the deployment of FTTx in South Africa FTTx (fibre to the x) defines the use ...

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Crypto ransom payments hit $81.6M in five months of 2021

Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have taken hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies to victims worldwide. In 2020 only, ...

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Kaspersky: Three most common schemes of business email compromise

Kaspersky experts are increasingly observing BEC (Business Email Compromise) attacks. Between May and July 2021, Kaspersky products prevented more than 9,500 BEC attacks ...

By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 7, 20210

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Data center operators to invest massively in digital infrastructure across Africa, say CEOs at ITW 2021

Leading data center operators across Africa are investing massively in expanding their footprint to power the explosive growth in data consumption and digital ...

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Pantami becomes Professor of Cybersecurity

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has been promoted to become a Professor of Cybersecurity. Scholar, technocrat ...

By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 6, 20210

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El-Rufai affirms faith in eVoting as Kaduna goes to poll using electronic voting machines

Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna state has affirmed faith in electronic voting (eVoting) as the state, for the second time, deployed Electronic Voting ...

By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 6, 20210

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5G, LTE to dominate Africa’s mobile sector by 2026 – Omdia

5G and LTE will dominate the African mobile sector in the next few years, according to Omdia forecasts in its latest Service Provider ...

By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 6, 20210

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The Fintech City that is Nairobi

By Eric Osiakwan Nairobi is the leading Fintech ecosystem city in Africa according to the 2021 Global Fintech Rankings published on 8th July ...

By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 5, 20210

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Africa’s mobile phone market recovery continues through Q2 2021 -IDC

Smartphone shipments into Africa grew 13.2% year on year in Q2 2021 to total 22.8 million devices, according to the latest insights from ...

By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 5, 20210

Virtual Private Network (VPN): Privacy and information security concerns

IDC: The Smart Future of FTTx In South Africa

Crypto ransom payments hit $81.6M in five months of 2021

Kaspersky: Three most common schemes of business email compromise

Data center operators to invest massively in digital infrastructure across Africa, say CEOs at ITW 2021

Pantami becomes Professor of Cybersecurity

El-Rufai affirms faith in eVoting as Kaduna goes to poll using electronic voting machines

5G, LTE to dominate Africa’s mobile sector by 2026 – Omdia

The Fintech City that is Nairobi

Africa’s mobile phone market recovery continues through Q2 2021 -IDC

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