Author: ITPulse

The President of the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON)  Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani has commiserated with Dr. Isa Pantami,  Minister of Communications and Digital over the death of his 13 years old Daughter. In a statement, ATCON said it the early demise of Aisha Isa Ali Pantami who died yesterday at the age of 13 is shocking and painful to hear, but stressed that in all things the will of the Almighty must be respected. “We love her to be with us but God prefers to have her with Himself. Our sincere condolences to the Honourable Minister and his…

Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky has released its 2021 cybersecurity threats predictions, stressing that the turmoil experienced in 2020 will bring along many structural and strategic changes, not just in our daily lives but in the realm of targeted attacks too, not in the least due to the now broadened attack surface. Kaspersky believes that new attack vectors, such as the targeting of network appliances and the search for 5G vulnerabilities, will happen alongside multi-stage attacks and positive actions against activities enabling cyberattacks, such as zero-day sales.  The targeted threat predictions for 2021 include: More countries using legal indictments as part…

West Africa’s MainOne has inked a deal with Microsoft to provide the Microsoft Cloud services with a secured, reliable and high performance experience relative to what is currently available in the market. The deal will allow MainOne to leverage the Microsoft Azure Peering Services to offer enterprises improved performance in accessing Microsoft Cloud applications such as Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Teams, and other SaaS products. The new Microsoft Azure Peering Service will ensure that enterprises increasingly reliant on Microsoft Cloud services currently accessed over the public Internet enjoy consistent performance via secured routes for an improved end user experience. The…

The 2021 threat report published by Sophos, one of the leaders in in next-generation cybersecurity, indicates that ransomware and fast-changing attacker behaviors, from advanced to entry level, will shape the threat landscape and IT security in 2021. The comprehensive report, which provides 3d view of cyberattack trends from SophosLabs researchers, as well as from Sophos’ Threat Hunters, Rapid Responders and Cloud Security and AI Experts, also gives a three-dimensional perspective on security threats and trends, from their inception to real-world impact. Three key trends analyzed in the Sophos 2021 Threat Report include: The gap between ransomware operators at different ends…

As part of a move to honour cybersecurity professionals in Africa, the Women in Cybersecurity Awards Africa 2020 (WICA Africa) has awarded the “Cybersecurity Diversity Company of the Year Award” to Digital Encode Limited, a leading consulting and integration firm in Africa. The award, according to WICA Africa is to recognize Digital Encode for its outstanding role in promoting and mentoring women in cybersecurity across Africa. “The award is a means to honour Digital Encode as a company that values and incorporates diversity in their security team,” said Cephas Okoth, the founder and editor, Cyber in Africa, headquartered in Nairobi-Kenya, while presenting the award to Digital…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, was hosted yesterday hosted by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Kaduna, where telecom issues were discussed. Specifically, the NCC Boss at the popular programme tagged “Hannu da yawa” spoke on a wide range of issues affecting the telecommunications industry, especially connectivity and telecom consumer protection. The programme was anchored by the duo of Yusuf Zain Dogara and Abba Bashir. Danbatta used the opportunity to disclose milestones already recorded under his leadership in the last five years through a diligent implementation of the NCC’s Strategic Vision…

Medallion Communications Limited owned Data Centre has been awarded the most connected Data Centre of the decade in Nigeria at the Nigeria @60 ICT Hall of Fame Awards, which was recently organized TechTV in collaboration with Techeconomy.ng as the highpoint of the 2020 Titans of Tech Virtual Conference and Expo. Making a presentation of the award to the Chief Executive Officer of Medallion, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, the President of TechTV, Don Pedro Aganbi said the Medallion with over 83 service providers connected to it deserved the award. “A report by our investigative panel shows that in the last ten years,…

One of Nigeria’s leading and indigenous telecommunications service providers, Hoop Telecoms Limited has called on all Nigerians both in the private and public sector to participate actively in order to achieve a wholly digital economy being pursuit by the federal Government. The company made the call recently while participating at the Nigeria e-Government Summit 2020, where witnessed participants canvassing for early adoption of technology and increased ICT infrastructure across the country that will promote economic growth and e-Government. “As a company in the provision of cloud management services for Enterprise and SMEs, which provide companies with full proofed technology, robust…

Despite a tumultuous 2020, provider of tech-enabled research and advisory services, Lux Research has in its annual report released the top tech innovations that will have the greatest impact next year and over the next 10 years. To get this done, the research company urged organizations to re-examine their outlook on what emerging tech innovations will be critical for their future opportunities, stressing that these technologies will change the world in the next decade. In the report, “Foresight 2021: Top Emerging Technologies to Watch, Lux Research said based on proprietary data science tools and expert insight, these technologies will cover…

CompTIA, a nonprofit association for the technology industry and IT professionals has released what it tagged Top 10 IT Industry Outlook for 2021, which indicates that though there will be spillover of the chaos of 2020, next year promises to bring in a better and brighter future for the industry. “The confusion, disruption and uncertainty we’ve experienced in 2020 will have some spillover effect in 2021, but rather than rebuilding to restore what it was, we believe that the industry is poised to rebuild for a better and brighter future,” said Carolyn April, senior director, industry analysis, CompTIA. He added…