Cyber Security

In October, serious security problems have surfaced in software and services that sit quietly underneath websites, apps, developer tools and cloud systems used around the world.

The developer announced the decision on Thursday, October 8. Reuters reported the withdrawal on Friday and confirmed that the project’s GitHub page had been taken down.

Begins Amendment of Cybercrime Act, 2015 Says National Cybersecurity not effectively funded November 22, (THEWILL) - The Senate Wednesday expressed concerns about annual loss of $500 million to various forms of cybercrime across the federation, warning that if the...

March 14, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said a total of 12,988,978 cyber attacks were reported from within and outside the country during the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa...

March 07, (THEWILL) - Amid widespread failures and challenges encountered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to transmit the presidential election results at polling units through the IReV on election day, the Nigeria Information Technology and Shared...

February 16, (THEWILL) - The websites of German airports, public administration bodies and financial sector organisations have been hit by cyberattacks instigated by a Russian “hacker group”, authorities said Thursday. A Spokesperson of the German Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI),...

November 28, (THEWILL) - Country Manager, Microsoft Nigeria, Ola Williams, has observed that a consistent cloud migration strategy that focuses on keeping data integrity intact from the start is key. In a statement issued Monday, Ola pointed out that...

November 02, (THEWILL) - Leading cyber security provider, Trend Micro, has recently released its mid-year report detailing the latest developments and trends in the cyber security space. One key finding is the continued increase in threat detections which have increased...