Author: ITPulse

Preparations are in top gear for the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 5.0) as leading players in Nigeria’s technology and digital economy; Digital Encode Limited, the platinum sponsor of this year’s Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 5.0), will be joined by AfriGOpay Financial Services Ltd, ActivEdge Technologies, Tizel Cybersecurity, and Tecom Concepts Limited, as Gold sponsors of the event. The four companies, accompanied by other gold sponsors are; itel, SKOT Communications, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), and Digital Realty with the Nigerian Communications Commission offering partner support. They will showcase cutting-edge solutions across cybersecurity, telecom infrastructure, and payment innovation,…

ESET researchers have uncovered a new, targeted wave of cyberespionage linked to the prolific Lazarus Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) aligned with North Korea. Dubbed Operation DreamJob, the campaign has specifically targeted several European companies in the defense industry, with a strong focus on entities involved in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sector. This suggests the operation is likely connected to North Korea’s strategic efforts to rapidly scale up its drone program by stealing critical manufacturing know-how. Operation DreamJob is characterized by sophisticated social engineering, primarily utilizing fake job offers for high-profile positions—the campaign’s namesake “dream job” lure—to gain…

The IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Africa Summit 2025 (CTU Africa 25), scheduled for November 27–28 at Baze University, Abuja, is set to become a landmark event for advancing inclusive digital development in Nigeria and across the African continent. Speaking during a media interaction in Abuja, Chukwuemeka Okafor, General Conference Chair for Connecting the Unconnected, said the summit will revolve around eight critical tracks, each targeting a key pillar of Africa’s connectivity ecosystem: Infrastructure and Technologies for Universal Connectivity Policy, Regulation, and Sustainable Financing Rural and Community-Centric Connectivity Innovations Digital Transformation: Smart Cities, Education, Health, and Agriculture Regional Cooperation: One Africa…

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has stated that Nigeria’s digital ambition extends far beyond the mere physical construction of data centers or the laying of fiber-optic cables. Instead, this vision is centered on designing and building a new societal fabric—a robust, new economic operating system for the nation. This system is founded on the core principles of inclusivity, resilience, security, and digital prosperity. Delivering a keynote address at the NORDIC Nigeria Connect 2025 in Lagos, Inuwa disclosed that Nigeria is purposefully charting an ambitious path towards a sustainable digital future, one anchored…

The prestigious Tech Innovation Awards (TIA) announces the launch of its ninth annual event, slated for November 29, 2025, at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. This year’s edition builds on the resounding success of its eighth edition, which illuminated groundbreaking achievements across Africa’s ICT and digital economy landscape, The TIA event will recognize and celebrate Africa’s foremost innovators, policymakers, and industry titans. It is designed to honor those who are propelling the continent’s digital transformation through cutting-edge technologies and forward-thinking solutions in telecom, AI, fintech, and beyond. Organized by the InstinctWave Group in partnership with Digital Economy Magazine,…

By Amy Hogan-Burney In 80% of the cyber incidents Microsoft’s security teams investigated last year, attackers sought to steal data — a trend driven more by financial gain than intelligence gathering. According to the latest Microsoft Digital Defense Report, written with our Chief Information Security Officer, Igor Tsyganskiy, over half of cyberattacks with known motives were driven by extortion or ransomware. That’s at least 52% of incidents fueled by financial gain, while attacks focused solely on espionage made up just 4%. Nation-state threats remain a serious and persistent threat, but most of the immediate attacks organizations face today come from…

By Martin Ekpeke The 2025 Microsoft Digital Defense Report presents a comprehensive and critical view of the global cyberthreat landscape, offering urgent insights for business leaders across Africa. Drawing from Microsoft’s monitoring of over 100 trillion daily security signals, the report highlights a significant expansion in cybercriminal reach, with a growing focus on the African continent. Kerissa Varma, Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor for Africa, stated that the continent is now a central testing area for advanced tactics. “Africa isn’t just a target; it has become a proving ground for the latest cyber threats. We’re witnessing attackers harness AI to craft…

Meta, as part of its ongoing global anti-scam awareness campaign, has shared the latest trends in scams targeting older adults, new safety tools, and tips for how to spot and avoid scammers online. Since the start of the year, Meta has detected and disrupted close to 8 million accounts on Facebook and Instagram associated with criminal scam centers targeting people, including older adults, globally through messaging, dating apps, social media, crypto, and other apps. “The fight against scams and fraud is a relentless one, and we are continually evolving our defenses to stay ahead of bad actors,” said Kojo Boakye,…

Zoho, a global technology company, has launched new agentic AI features across its collaboration, customer experience (CX), and human resources (HR) product categories. These sophisticated capabilities are now available immediately at no additional cost across Zoho’s suite of business applications, enabling businesses to boost productivity, automate routine tasks, and focus on higher-value work. The announcement is a major step in Zoho’s AI strategy, which is anchored by Zia Hubs (for accessing unstructured company data) and Zia LLM (Zoho’s proprietary large language model for business use). These innovations, alongside the long-standing Zia assistant, form the foundation of the company’s agentic AI…

…. Expands Sophos SecOps Portfolio, Delivering Faster Detection of Identity Risks and Exposure of Compromised Credentials Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced the launch of Sophos Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR). This new solution for Sophos XDR and Sophos MDR continuously monitors customer environments for identity risks and misconfigurations and scans the dark web for compromised credentials. It enables organizations to detect and respond to identity-based attacks rapidly and identify risky user behavior that could pose a threat to their business. This launch is a significant milestone building on the Secureworks acquisition,…