The Nigerian Senate has raised alarm over the country’s annual loss of $500 million due to cybercrime. The Senate voiced concern that cyber-crime could erode the digital economy gains. As a result, in order to prevent cybercriminals and anyone with malicious intent from exploiting Nigeria’s digital space, the upper legislative house has begun reviewing and...
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has asked higher institutions for help in combating student involvement in internet fraud. University students and graduates who fail to find work in Africa’s largest nation and economy have been labelled as masterminds of cybercrime, earning the moniker “Yahoo Boys.” The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, came under...
following the departure of David Behr, Liquid Intelligent Technologies has appointed Oswald Jumira as the CEO of Liquid C2, it’s cloud and cyber security business. Jumira was CEO of Vaya Technologies, one of the business units of Cassava Technologies, which also owns Liquid. Jumira will be replacing Behr, who recently joined MTN Group as chief...
Information Network Security Administration (INSA) has been effectively defending Ethiopia’s cyber-space from the ever growing cyber-attacks. This was disclosed at the launching ceremony of the first National Cyber Security Awareness Survey findings today as part of 4th National Cyber Security Month being underway since last two weeks with various events. On the occasion, Government Communication...
According to global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, Kaspersky, threats for mobile devices are growing worldwide with a notable increase across Africa The company has made this conjecture based on mobile cyberthreat data collected for Q2 2023. This showed that the number of mobile threat for android devices detected and blocked by Kaspersky in the...
The government is keen to operationalize the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act of 2018 by putting in place strong regulations. Dr David Njoga, head of cyber security, policy and strategy at the national computer and cyber-crime coordination committee said the law has remained unused due to lack of regulations. Njoga, who is the secretary of...
In a move aimed at bolstering the nation’s digital defences, the Kenyan government has taken a significant step towards enlisting public input for the refinement of draft cybersecurity regulations. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration has issued an official notice through local newspapers, urging citizens to contribute their insights regarding the proposed Critical...
Kenya witnessed 440 million cyber attacks in the first half of this year, according to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). CA director-general Ezra Chiloba revealed the details of the attacks last week, when he closed a boot camp and hackathon series − a one-week training programme for young people to enhance cyber security competence....
Analysts in Kenya generally agree that publicised cyber-attacks should act as a wake-up call for governments, organisations, and individuals to address cyber security. Responding to a recent cyber-attack in Kenya that made news headlines, some analysts who spoke to ITWeb said it was time to improve defences and increase resilience against potential threats. The largest economy in...
African countries have increasingly become focal points for cyber threats, according to the latest data from the Kaspersky Security Network. The continent features prominently in the global top 100 for online threats, with Kenya ranked 35th, Nigeria 50th and South Africa 82nd. In the first quarter of 2023, Kaspersky reported that backdoor and spyware attacks...
