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Sophos has announced its new Sophos Incident Response Retainer, which provides organizations with speedy access to Sophos’ industry-first fixed-cost incident response service that includes 45 days of 24/7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR). The retainer cuts red tape, allowing Sophos incident responders to quickly jump into active cyberattacks to investigate and remediate them. External vulnerability scanning and critical preparedness guidance are also included in the retainer, enabling organizations to proactively improve their existing security resilience by pinpointing and resolving issues that reduce the likelihood of a breach in the first place. At a time when attacker dwell time is steadily…

The 2023 active adversary report for tech leaders, which was released by Sophos has revealed the dwell time from the start of an attack to when it’s detected has shrunk to eight days in the first half of 2023. The report, which is an in-depth look at attacker behaviors and tools during the first half of 2023, noted that it takes Less than a day for attackers to reach the active directory—companies’ most critical asset with the vast majority of ransomware attacks occurring outside of business hours. “After analyzing Sophos Incident Response (IR) cases from January to July 2023, Sophos…

Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, also known as CFA, is a passionate believer in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem and a dedicated advocate for improving humanity through digital innovation. He has made significant contributions to technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, across Africa and the world at large. In this chat with ITPulse’s Martin Ekpeke, he chronicled his journey to the Anambra State’s Executive Council. Can we meet you? My name is Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata. I was born some four decades ago to Engr. Godfrey Agbata and Mrs. Patricia Agbata in Lagos State. My educational journey began at Umbrella Primary School and continued to Hopebay College…

The Reality Check When I decided to transition into product design, I assumed my background in marketing, customer journey, and PR would make the job hunt easier. I was wrong. Transferable skills are great, but they’re not enough. The tech industry is ruthless, and in competitive markets like Nigeria, where opportunities are scarce, you need more than a strong résumé—you need a strategy. The numbers don’t lie. According to the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF), out of 8.2 million students who sought internships in 2023, nearly 4.6 million didn’t get one. That’s more than half left behind. Source: BHEF Report So…

The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy will build on existing work done by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to develop a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy. This was revealed in a white paper titled ‘Co-creating a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Nigeria’, which was posted on Twitter by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani via his official handle @bosuntijani. According to the white paper, the Ministry is expanding its co-creation approach to engage and include top Al researchers of Nigerian descent globally, in the process of crafting a National Al…

Some tech enthusiasts and experts are expected to make some bold predictions and projections at the forthcoming Nigeria ICT Impact CEO forum in Lagos, Tayo Adewusi, organizer of the forum has revealed in a statement. According to the statement, these predictions and projections will help the federal and state governments to make informed decisions. The forum is scheduled to be held on November 18, 2023, and will welcome the best of Nigerians and tech-savvy CEOs as they look into the future of the ecosystem. “The 2023 Nigeria ICT Impact CEO forum will assess how technology influences business and “project into…

Analysis from the Atlas VPN report concerning cyberattacks on government has shown seven key points of how government bodies in at least 27 countries across the world were affected. There were 49 significant cyber incidents concerning government agencies in H1 2023 — an 11% rise from the same time last year. The attacks affected government bodies in at least 27 countries across the world. Since 2005, government agencies worldwide have experienced a total of 616 significant cyberattacks. 56% of them occurred just in the last 5 years (including H1 2023). US government agencies encountered the greatest number of attacks in…

Omobayo Azeez, a renowned telecoms policy enthusiast has warned that the rising skills gap in the Nigerian telecommunications sector, if not checked will continue to constitute a major threat to the future of the $75.6 billion industry. He noted this while delivering a keynote presentation on ‘Bridging Skills Gap to Accelerate the Indigenous Telecoms Development’ at the just concluded second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023) organised in Lagos by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to him, for the sector to continue to thrive, telecoms companies require professionals with skills in various areas such as…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that four more Emergency Communications Centres are currently undergoing test runs to commence services in September 2023, bringing the total to 31, while another set of four are expected to come into operations before the end of the year. In a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, the NCC said the effort to get the centres across Nigeria by 2024is the fact that beyond providing essential emergency response services to the Nigerian public, the Emergency Communications Centres (ECC), being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) now provide employment…

Early-stage technology startups operational in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa have been invited to participate in the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology Africa (MEST Africa) Challenge Startup Pitch Competition. The application period begins today and will close on 9th October 2023 will give participating startups the opportunity to showcase their innovative businesses and entrepreneurial prowess and the winner will receive a substantial equity investment of USD 50,000, providing crucial financial support to accelerate their business growth. In addition, the winner and other outstanding participants will gain access to MEST Africa’s global community and networks, unlocking valuable partnerships, mentorship,…