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By Martin Ekpeke The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has applauded the Nigerian House of Representative for the passage of the Data Protection Bill, which provides for the establishment of the Data Protection Commission. The President of CSEAN, Mr. Remi Afon, while speaking to IT Pulse on the telephone, noted, though overdue, the association is happy that the bill has finally been passed by the House of Representative, hoping that the Senate will do same. “The passage of the bill is a step in the right direction and we commend the House of Representatives for passing this bill…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said Nigeria is in need of Internet Code of Corporate Governance to secure the country’s cyber space against imminent threats from cyber attackers and addressing issues such as online protection, privacy and data protection. The telecommunications regulatory authority, who stated this at the 105th edition of Consumer Outreach Programme in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, also disclosed that it will soon make public an Internet code of corporate governance. According to Ismail Adedigba, Head Information and Reference at NCC’s Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB), the Internet code has become necessary to manage the attendant challenges and upsurge of…

The GSMA Intelligence today predicted that the socio-economic impact of 5G will be $2.2 trillion over the next 15 years, with key sectors such as manufacturing, utilities and professional/financial services benefiting the most from the new technology. The body, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting more than 750 operators with over 350 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, added that, by 2025, 5G is also forecast to account for around 30 per cent of connections in markets such as China and Europe, and around half of the total in the US. “This is a crucial time in…

The GSMA has raised the alarm into some spectrum auctioning, saying artificially inflating prices in auctions threatens the quality and affordability of mobile services and may ultimately, harm the consumers. The alarm raised by the GSMA is on the backdrop of 5G spectrum auction, which has picked up pace globally. “We’re seeing a worrying trend of badly run spectrum awards that could seriously impact the potential of 5G before we get started. It’s time for policymakers to work more closely with stakeholders to enable more timely, fair and effective awards,” said Brett Tarnutzer, Head of Spectrum, GSMA. He added that…

The cloud server market in 2018 grew at 28percent, representing US$86 billion, with Dell, HPE and Lenovo are leading in revenue. This growth, according to CounterPoint Research is mainly attributed to the rise of big data, where both enterprises and individuals want to put their data on the cloud. Research has shown that companies likeGoogle, Amazon, and Microsoft are spending heavily increasing their share in cloud services as well as the data center business. New players are also emerging in this sector. In the US, for instance, Facebook, Apple, and Intel are some of the big names making a mark…

The global Smartwatch shipment experienced 48percent Year in Year growth in the first quarter of 2019 with topnine brands contributing 75percent of the market shipment. Out of the top nine brands, Apple tops the chat with a wide margin of 35.8percent, followed by Samsung 11.1percent. Other brands in the chat as highlighted by the latest research from Counterpoint Research are Imoo 9.2 percent, Fitbit 5.7percent, Amazfit 3.7 percent, Huawei 2.8 percent, Fossil 2.5percent, Garmin 1.5, while other brands cumulatively contribute 27.9percent. Why Apple lead? According toCounterpoint Research Analyst, Satyajit Sinha, Apple continued to lead ahead of other brands because of…

Layer3 has again won the Cloud Based Solution Provider awards at the 2019 Beacon of Information and Communications Technology Distinguished lecture / award series. The leading IT Solutions provider in Nigeria, emerged the winner after the award was keenly contested among other Cloud based solution providers at the event, held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the prestigious Eko Signature Suites, Lagos. Beacon of ICT Distinguished Lecture/Awards is widely regarded as the most prestigious annual event available in the ICT industry in Nigeria and is in its tenth edition. The lecture series is aimed at charting the way forward for…

TheComputer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) (CPN) has said this year’s IT Assembly scheduled to hold on the 26th – 27th of June at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, will be paperless, as an App that is compatible with all operating systems and media has been designed to contain e-copies of Assembly papers and documents. CPN disclosed the agenda to the media yesterday in Lagos, saying the 2-day programme with the theme, “Digital Infrastructure: Defining the Next Step,” will, as usual draw participation from the academia, private sector as well as the government. “As a country, we need to create…

SophosLabs has sent an alert of a new Ransomeware called MegaCortex, which it says is threatening businesses. Expatiating on the ransomeware, the global leader in endpoint and network security writes:“MegaCortex was a relatively little-seen malware that suddenly spiked in volume on May 1. Sophos has seen MegaCortex detections in the US, Canada, Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Australia. “The ransomware has manual components similar to Ryuk and BitPaymer, but the adversaries behind MegaCortex use more automated tools to carry out the attack – this is unique. “Up until now, Sophos has seen automated attacks, manual attacks and…

Some cyber security experts and enthusiasts have urged Nigerians, especially the youths to develop and harness cyber security talents, predicting that such talents will ultimately turn to revenue spinner for Nigeria in the near future. The experts, who made the call at this year’s NaijaSecCon 2019 Cybersecurity Conference in Lagos, noted that with the increase in the prevalence of cybercrime attacks on business organizations, government infrastructures and individuals, the demands for cyber security skills will also be on the rise. First to make the call is the Lead Convener of NaijaSecCon 2019 Cybersecurity Conference, Mr. Rotimi Akinyele, while speaking to…