Security & Data Protection

Nigeria’s digital economy is expanding at remarkable speed. From mobile banking and e-commerce to social media and artificial intelligence–powered services,...

For years, security for SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa meant metal grilles and alarm systems. Today, the most significant risks are...

In the cybersecurity world, the hacker in a hoodie exploiting a zero-day vulnerability is a classic trope. But according to...

Cyber immunity is fast becoming a necessary concept for everyday internet users in Nigeria as online scams and digital fraud...

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) have moved to deepen their collaboration to accelerate...

The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 and is already being exploited

AI didn’t storm in with board approval or a security checklist. It crept in unnoticed, drafting emails faster than you...

Kaspersky has detected a new malware for Android devices that it dubbed Keenadu. This malware is distributed in multiple forms,...

Nigeria’s data privacy watchdog, the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC), has opened an investigation into the data processing activities of...

The rate at which Nigeria’s digital economy is expanding is quite commendable, driven by higher smartphone adoption, mobile banking, and...

Nigeria is cementing its role as the continent’s cybersecurity powerhouse. At the conclusion of the TAG–Africa Cyber Programme (Phase 2)...

Safer Internet Day was marked globally on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, an annual event, held every second Tuesday in February,...

Online safety is now indispensable, with Nigeria’s digital economy expanding through mobile banking, fintech platforms and wider internet access, more...

Across the continent, the average number of attacks per organisation stood at 2,864 per week, a 6% decline year on...

Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced it has acquired UK-based Arco Cyber, a...