Author: ITPulse

Despite the overall Information Technology cuts across the world as a result of the ravaging Covid-10 pandemic, a great number of companies, especially the Small and Medium Businesses have increased their budget for cybersecurity. According to a new Kaspersky report titled ‘Investment adjustment: Aligning IT budgets with changing security priorities’, investment in cybersecurity grows from 23% in 2019 to 26% in 2020 for SMBs, and from 26% to 29% for enterprises. The report, which was based on a survey of more than 5,000 IT and cybersecurity practitioners also noted that 71% of organisations expect their cybersecurity budget to grow further…

Across the world, there has been a surge in online gamblers. People are spending their time betting on sports, as well as playing traditional casino games. But the laws and regulations are different in various countries around the world. Of course, Nigeria has its own laws when it comes to gambling. The growing online gambling industry means that the laws are having to be adapted to accommodate this. Nigerian gambling regulation Gambling was once viewed as an antisocial activity in Nigeria. But the introduction of Chapter 22 of the Criminal Code Act meant that some types of gambling were legalized…

Stakeholders in the Nigerian educational sector have been urged to adopt approaches that will promote interest of students in technology education. The Nigeria British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and Education First Nigeria Limited (Edufirst) gave the advice at the 2020 Edutech Conference held recently with the theme “Jobs, Education and Technology: The New Normal”. Speaking at the conference, the President and Council Chairman of NBCC, Mr. Kalowo Falowo noted that the situation of things occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the weakness of education system in Africa. Thus, education managers must ensure that they build on already made progress…

The Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has advised young entrepreneurs in Nigeria to be focused and ignore people he tagged ‘Executive Blackmailers’, stressing that such blackmailers feed and train their children with money criminally earned from the act of deceit. The Zinox Boss gave the advice on Saturday during the fourth annual digital entrepreneurship case study forum, which happened virtually this year with the theme – Salient issues that may distract Entrepreneurs in Africa. ‘‘Most of these people are mature blackmailers who feed and train their children with money criminally earned from blackmail. Please, you must stay focused…

What did (the various territories that were later to be amalgamated into) Nigeria look like in 1894? How about a hundred years later in 1994? And what could Nigeria look like in the year 2094? History provides elaborate answers to the first two questions. Answers – accurate or near-accurate answers, that is – to the third, however, will rely entirely on the ability to predict/envision the future and work to invent and create the predicted future. With a continuing shining legacy of nation building – supporting innovative financial, commercial and other developments in Nigeria and even Africa – one bank…

By Hashim Suleiman The outing at the GITEX, 2020 in Dubai showcased clearly how much Pantami had been much ready for leadership and is simply showcasing it without stress. He looked the part, the show was classy and you had a semblance of a nation that was ready to communicate with the world as far as digital concerns are the matters. One thing you can give to Pantami and could help you understand his person better is the fact that he understands the importance of media in all his activities. Let me tell you for free that America is as…

GlobalData, a data and analytics company has advised companies in the midst of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic not to delay ambitious digital transformation instead of sticking with what they comfortable with. GlobalData in its latest report titled Tech, Media, & Telecom Themes 2021 believes that delay would be a mistake as history has shown that companies that tech-enable their businesses during a recession tend to become more resilient to future shocks. “Targeted, tactical digital transformation will be vital for companies to survive in the new world. This is good news for IT services, infrastructure and application software companies, which have…

Fuge a fast-growing e-commerce organisation that offers multi-oriented business services for a diverse range of customers in the Nigerian economic market, has launched Visa application service. Announcing the launch of the website in Lagos, South-West Nigeria, Managing Partner of Fuge, Mr. Rex Moses said the website is the latest market place for hitech gadgets. He listed some of the amazing products on Fuge to include: affordable wears and accessories, hotel reservations, logistics and cryptocurrency management. According to him, Fuge was launched to eliminate the gap between quality and affordability noting that Fuge is a secured place that offers elite customer…

A survey of Internet users across 12 countries of the world has shown that over two thirds of people (67%) are not confident that politicians have a good enough understanding to regulate the Internet. The online survey, carried out by YouGov on behalf of the Internet Society is coming on the heels of government plans around thw world to implement tighter controls over major technology firms like Google, Twitter and Facebook. According to the survey, nearly two in five (39%) people have turned to the Internet for services during the pandemic that they would never previously have accessed online. This…

A new report by Atlas VPN, has revealed that most of the cybersecurity incidences across the world happened as a result of information released by insiders. Specifically, the report findings show that 65percent of organizations suffered from one or more insider attacks in the last 12 months, while 41percent of businesses experienced between 1 and 5 insider attacks in the last 12 months, as of June 2020. Other revelations from the data analysed indicated that 12percent of respondents saw between 6-10 insider attacks in the last year, over 7 percent of company representatives stated that they experienced more than 20…