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Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa top targets for DDoS attacks

A new report highlights Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa in particular as being hotspots for DDoS attacks within the financial sector.
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1:00
Nov 22, 2024

Zambians seek monetisation of social media

Zambia's parliament is discussing a motion to promote the monetisation of social media.
2:00
Nov 13, 2024

TikTok removes over 360,000 videos in Kenya

The update comes after the Kenyan government accused TikTok of encouraging the spread of misinformation, allowing fraud, and disseminating graphic sexual content.
1:00
Nov 11, 2024

Kenya orders suspension of Telegram

The move came after education authorities reported several cases of examination supervisors attempting to smuggles mobile phones and materials to candidates.
1:00
Nov 8, 2024

Zimbabwe introduces data protection licences

Churches and WhatsApp group administrators also need to get licences and appoint data protection officers.
1:40
Nov 1, 2024

Zambia vows to clamp down on online abusers

The Zambian government threatens internet users with heavy-handedness over alleged online abuse.
1:10
Oct 23, 2024

HOSTAFRICA acquires Nigeria’s Webmanager.ng

HOSTAFRICA says Nigeria is important to its growth strategy, as the country has huge potential with a projected 19.52% increase in web hosting industry revenue for 2024.
2:20
Oct 2, 2024

INTERPOL apprehends West African cyber-crime group

The arrests were made as part of INTERPOL's Operation Contender 2.0, which seeks to combat worldwide cyber-enabled crimes.
1:30
Sep 27, 2024

MDXi to rebrand as Equinix, new era for West Africa’s data centre firm

MDXi announced the plans yesterday, saying it will move its social media communications to Equinix on October 21, 2024, to streamline communication and deliver a' seamless user experience'.
2:20
Aug 16, 2024

KnowBe4 cautions phishing is now a major global curse

Criminals are creating phishing email subject lines that appear genuine and convincing, according to security experts.
2:00
Jul 17, 2024

INTERPOL's mission dealt a serious blow to African cybercrime

INTERPOL cooperated in a global law enforcement operation aimed at West African organised crime groups, notably Black Axe.
1:00
Jul 8, 2024

GeoPoll outlines Kenya's protest motives

The organisation believes that understanding the sources of these protests by impartial, unbiased, scientific study is critical for Kenya's development.