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Binance Launches “First-of-its-Kind” Crypto Education Hub in Francophone Africa
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Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities Used to Attack African Users – Report
Russia-based internet cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says that the number of exploits for vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office suite increased globally compared to Q1 2022. In Q2 2022 these exploits accounted for 82% of the total number of exploits across different platforms. This is according to the latest Kaspersky quarterly malware report. The firm says that the META (Middle East, Turkey and Africa) region also saw an increase in the attacks via MS Office vulnerabilities. MS Office vulnerabilities CVE-2021-40444, CVE-2017-0199, CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802 were used by criminals most often during the second quarter, being exploited to attack more than 551,000 users in total. These attempts recorded in the report were countered by Kaspersky’s solutions. The company says that if the ...
$50,000 Up for Grabs in Ecobank’s 2022 African Fintech Challenge
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Infoblox Global Survey Sheds Light on Protecting the Network from Blind Spots
A 2022 global state of security survey from Infoblox, the leader in cloud-first networking and security services, highlights the security concerns, fears, and costs from 1,100 IT respondents in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Australia, and Singapore. “The hybrid workplace is more reliant than ever on cloud-first technologies, but blind spots have emerged,” says Aric Ault, Senior Director of Channel for Infoblox EMEA. “The explosion of employee-owned technologies on the corporate network feeds IT teams’ growing fears over losing direct security controls and network visibility. This has become all the more concerning as breach costs top 1 million USD for 43 percent of surveyed organisations.” Ruan du Preez, Ve...
REVIEW: Xiaomi 12 Lite – Unexpectedly Lavish
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SA’s Communication Regulator Names New Acting CEO as Former Boss Jumps to MTN
Advocate Norman Gidi, newly appointed acting CEO of Icasa. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced the appointment of Norman Gidi as its acting CEO, effective 1 September 2022. This comes as current boss Willington Ngwepe departs to serve in a top position at MTN Group. According to a statement by Icasa, Gidi will assume leadership of the regulator until the end of November, or until a permanent appointment is made. Former CEO Ngwepe is expected to leave Icasa on 31 August, following his resignation. Ngwepe has been appointed to serve as MTN’s chief of staff in the office of Group CEO Ralph Mupita. He had been at Icasa for the last 8 years, joining first as COO. Incoming boss Gidi has a longer tenure at Icasa under his belt, joining the public regulat...
Ghana’s Government Unleashes New Solar Power in the Country’s North
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Nigeria’s 5G Launch is Finally Here
Sourced from the Guardian Nigeria. In a historic moment for Nigerian telecoms, MTN Nigeria has today officially turned on its fifth-generation (5G) mobile internet services at 190 sites across the West African country, with the main concentration of sites in Lagos and Abuja, according to BusinessDay. Some users in these areas are reportedly already experiencing internet speeds greater than 1.4GBs per second. The country’s National Communication Commission (NCC) had previously set Wednesday 24 August as the date for the rollout of 5G after nearly 3 years of preparation from the Federal Government. Nigeria now joins South Africa and Kenya as the three African nations to launch 5G services. South Africa received 5G first in 2019 through a humble rollout by provider Rain, while Kenya saw Safar...
This Queen Bee is a Hive of Information
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Netflix Scholarship Applications for West and Central Africa Now Open
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MTN Group Announces Appointment of New Major Business Executive
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Celebrities, Influencers & The Crypto Scams They Promote
Non-fungible tokens, more commonly known as NFTs, and cryptocurrency are still making waves for all the wrong reasons – scams, cons, and phishes are giving these digitally-driven technologies a bad reputation. As Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy and Evangelist at cybersecurity awareness firm KnowBe4 Africa, explains, this is largely due to the fact that the line between legit and scam is becoming very blurred and very hard for most people to see. “Digital assets like NFTs are being used to drive engagement in the virtual space,” says Collard. “They are also used to handle brand collaboration, reward consumers, and build brand loyalty and customer connections. However, they’re not necessarily working as well as they should, and already there are court cases with celebrities and influencer...
