NITDA issues cybersecurity alert over Spotify threats
The Nigerian agency highlights the latest threat targeting a popular digital platform.
Samuel Olomu
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Check Point hires ex-VMware exec to lead African expansion
Lorna Hardie joins Check Point from VMware by Broadcom, where she led multimillion-dollar businesses in 33 Sub-Saharan African countries.
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UN agency punts adoption of digital IDs across Africa
UNDP is working together with countries in Africa, including Somalia, Zambia, and Ethiopia, to adopt the Model Governance Framework for Digital Legal Identity.
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Ethiopia to host African Internet Governance Forum
The forum will gather a wide range of stakeholders to discuss issues that are shaping Africa’s digital landscape.
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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.
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Ghana unveils 5G, accelerates digital transformation
The President stated that 5G would play a critical role in promoting Ghana's digital transformation agenda.
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Safaricom becomes Cloudflare managed services partner
As the first Cloudflare managed services partner in Africa, the telco says this partnership underlines its commitment to supporting digital transformation among SMEs.
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Vodafone, Google deepen partnership with multibillion GenAI deal
Vodacom’s parent and Google will focus on AI, cybersecurity and devices in a deal that is set to reach customers across Africa, as well as Europe.
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Cameroon’s pension fund downplays ransomware attack
The pension fund says hackers used alarmist tactics to create the impression they had hacked the entire system.
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Cameroon's pension fund refutes cyber-attack claims
The hackers claim that if they are not paid, the stolen data will be released on September 22.
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Kenya empowers 200 officials with cloud security skills
This week, the government partnered with Huawei to train almost 200 of its officials in cloud computing security.
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Crypto scams, phishing, identity theft worry Cameroon
According to Cameroonian authorities, hackers deceive potential victims into believing they will profit handsomely from investing in counterfeit cryptocurrency.