Author: ITPulse

  With cyber attacks on the rise, organisations across the globe are contending with loss of reputation, loss of customers, potential financial liabilities, regulatory notification requirements and sometimes, litigation. To address this menace, however, Tardigrade, a Nollysoft’s Enterprise Risk Assessment (ERA) solution, has been identified by experts as a veritable roadmap that would provide better understanding of the cybersecurity space and a good grasp of the internal control mechanisms to organisations towards cyber threats. Introduction  The greatest war that countries in the 21st Century currently face and which they must prepare to win headlong to actively participate in the global…

  The Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye has said his target at the Commission is to make Nigeria the most digital driven economy, where every sector is anchored by ICT. The Chairman stated this in an interaction with Journalists during his 85th birthday celebration in Lagos, two days ago. While thanking God for preserving him till date, with the assurance that he would deploy the rest of his life serving the cause of making Nigerian a great nation, the Senator, particularly, said that at the NCC where he is currently serving the country as board…

  This year’s  Nerds Unite event that is being organized by MainOne will focus mainly on digital disruption, best practices and emerging trends in data center, collaboration, enterprise networking and cybersecurity. According to a statement by MainOne, the event is expected to bring  together over 500 mid to senior ICT executives across multiple industries for intense innovation sessions and will provide these professionals unparalleled networking opportunities. The event is structured round the radical digital transformation being witnessed globally in recent times. The event will have four predominant discussion tracks: “Disrupting the Nigerian ICT industry”, “Radical Digital Transformation: Perspectives across industry…

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expanded its quest to deepen broadband penetration in Nigeria by approving two additional Infrastructure Company (Infraco) Licenses. The two new Infraco licenses are Zinox Technology Limited for South East and Brinks Integrated Solutions Limited for North East. This increase the numbers of Infracos to four, after the commission licensed MainOne Cable Company Limited for Lagos and HIS for North Central geopolitical zone including Abuja, over a year ago. The Infraco licenses are based on the NCC’s Open Access Model (OAM) in line with the National Broadband Plan (NBP) of (2013 – 2018). By…

  Kaspersky Lab researchers have disclosed that gas stations across the world are vulnerable to hackers, even as it said it has helped uncover a number of unknown vulnerabilities that have left gas stations around the world exposed to remote takeover, often for years. The vulnerabilities, according to Kaspersky  were found in an embedded gas station controller of which there are currently over 1,000 installed and online. The manufacturer was notified when the threat was confirmed. “During an unrelated research into devices with open connections to the internet, we discovered that gas stations are easy prey for hackers,” said Ido…

Bandwidth Consortium, a connectivity project of the Nigeria ICT Forum of Partnership Institutions, is presently working with the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) to resuscitate the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), which has been idled in the three years. The aim of the handshake is to revive, build and nurture local research and education clusters for Nigeria’s over over 600 higher education entities. The capacity that the IXPN is bringing will also interconnect all research and education institutions in the economy and link them with other research and education networks worldwide. Members of the Bandwidth Consortium presently are…

  Over 50 percent of publishers that partnered Facebook for the launch of Instant Article appear to have abandoned the services, according to an analysis by the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR). According to the analysis, out of the 72 publishers at the launch in 2015, 38 did not post a single Instant Article on January 17, 2018, implying that over 50 percent of them have abandoned the feature. Although this single-day analysis may not be entirely representative of Instant Articles usage, it is a sure indication that many publishers are not fully leveraging the service. According to Business Insider, three…

  Global cloud infrastructure service providers, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have helped the global cloud infrastructure market to record an impressive growth of 46 per cent year in year in the last quarter of 2017. This growth represents $16 billion, Business Insider reports. Quoting Canalys, Business Insider noted, this is significant considering the market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12.9 percent between 2016 and 2022, to reach $210 billion. Here’s an overview of how the top three tech giants’ cloud businesses performed in Q4, as each vies for a larger share of the cloud…

  The Center for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), yesterday unveiled a child online protection debate, as part of efforts to safeguard the Internet, especially among the Nigerian students.  The debate was unveiled at a Cyber Security Awareness Forum, the Non-Governmental Organization organized in partnership with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), as a commemoration of this year’s World Safer Internet Day. According to the Executive Director CECAD, Dr. Bayero Agabi, the essence of the debate among students is to highlight the dangers of uncontrolled Internet access for children, adding that children are experiencing…

  If 2017 was the year of blockchain early adoption by mainstream businesses, 2018 to 2027 will be the decade blockchain solutions will be disrupting many industries across the world. According to Accenture research, by 2025, blockchain will be considered mainstream and integral to the capital market and ecosystem. Blockchain offers the chance to truly rewrite the way companies and markets operate by delivering greater transparency and trust, removing redundant processes, and revamping inefficient capabilities. Beyond simply automating old processes, blockchain eliminates steps and activities amongst businesses and facilitates the restructuring of traditional value chains. From financial industry to healthcare,…