Security & Data Protection

An international cybercrime crackdown led by INTERPOL has resulted in the takedown of over 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers...

The Enugu State Security Trust Fund (ESSTF) needs about N5 billion annually to effectively support security operations across Enugu State....

The military escalation between the United States, Israel and Iran is putting extreme pressure on energy markets. Although no major...

VDT Communications Limited, a leading provider of Enterprise communication solutions, has been awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System...

A new Android malware campaign in which cybercriminals distributed the BeatBanker Trojan under the guise of the Starlink application for Android...

CyberWell has warned about a spike in antisemitic hate speech and violent rhetoric on social media following the outbreak of...

Smile ID, an identity verification company, has released its 2026 Digital Identity Fraud Report, “From Selfies to Signals: Identity Enters...

At the start of 2024, a Hong Kong finance worker at a multinational firm joined what appeared to be a routine video...

The era of simple visual verification is over. Smile ID, Africa’s leading identity verification provider, has released its 2026 Digital...

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