Nigerian telcos fingered in global spam calls origination, put Nigeria in global top 10 spam-affected countries
Steve Omanufeme
July 13, 2017
*Contribute 61% of local unwanted calls…. Nigerian telecommunications operators have been fingered as contributing largely to reported global spam calls as the number of their unwanted calls helped put Nigeria among the top 10 countries affected by spam calls, according to Truecaller, a technology company with an application that allows a caller’s identity to be […]
UK IoT job openings grow by 14% especially in data security
Businessam StaffJuly 8, 2017
Earlier this year, Wired magazine proclaimed 2017 to be the year that the Internet of Things (IoT) would die. The security risks, hacking scandals and lack of useful technology meant that the connectivity hype would come to an end, they said. To test this view, job meta-search engine To test this view, job meta-search engine […]
U.N. survey finds cybersecurity gaps many countries except Singapore
Businessam StaffJuly 5, 2017
Singapore has a near-perfect approach to cybersecurity, but many other rich countries have holes in their defenses and some poorer countries are showing them how it should be done, a U.N. survey showed on Wednesday. Wealth breeds cybercrime, but it does not automatically generate cybersecurity, so governments need to make sure they are prepared, the […]
Germany big target of cyber espionage and attacks: government report
Businessam StaffJuly 4, 2017
Germany is a big target of spying and cyber attacks by foreign governments such as Turkey, Russia and China, a government report said on Tuesday, warning of “ticking time bombs” that could sabotage critical infrastructure. Industrial espionage costs German industry billions of euros each year, with small- and medium-sized businesses often the biggest losers, the […]
Maersk brings all major IT systems back online after cyber attack
Businessam StaffJuly 3, 2017
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said it has restored its major applications, as it brings its IT systems back online after being hit by a major cyber attack last week. “Today we can finally reopen our key applications,” Maersk said in a statement on Monday. The company, which handles one in seven containers shipped globally, […]
Amid hacking charges, U.S. tech industry fought to keep ties to Russia spy service
Businessam StaffJune 30, 2017
New U.S. sanctions put in place by former President Barack Obama last December – part of a broad suite of actions taken in response to Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election – had made it a crime for American companies to have any business relationship with the FSB, or Federal Security Service. U.S. […]
Tech giants join forces against terror content
Businessam StaffJune 27, 2017
US tech giants, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube have on Monday, launch an anti-terror partnership aimed at thwarting the spread of extremist content online. The “Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism” intends to share engineering, research and knowledge to help “continue to make our hosted consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists,” the companies […]
Nigeria, Zambia top countries prone to cyber attacks in the world – Global threat report
Businessam StaffJune 26, 2017
Five African countries including Nigeria, Zambia, Uganda, Malawi and South Africa have been identified as having the highest risk profile globally in terms of cyber attacks, according to a global threat index report released Monday by Check Point Software Technologies. The report indicated that Africa features significantly in the latest Global Threat Impact Index released […]
3 things you need to know about Snapchat’s new safety-compromising maps feature
Businessam StaffJune 24, 2017
Since its release in September 2011, the popular app Snapchat has been no stranger to controversy. With photos, videos and messages that disappear within seconds after sending, Snapchat has been the center of countless sexting and cyberbullying scandals throughout its years of availability in the Apple and Android app stores. Like many other social media […]
Facebook launches initiative in the UK to counter online extremism
Businessam StaffJune 23, 2017
Facebook Inc is launching a UK programme to train and fund local organizations to combat extremist material online, as internet companies attempt to clamp down on hate speech and violent content on their services, Reuters reports. Facebook, which outlined new efforts to remove extremist and terrorism content from its social media platform last week, will […]