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Big tech-media mergers raise fresh privacy concerns

Big tech-media mergers raise fresh privacy concerns

27 Oct 2016

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 192: Fortinet discuss online security and IoT

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 192: Fortinet discuss online security and IoT

13 Oct 2016

The dark side of digital

Antoinette Pombo 24 Aug 2016

It's time to get cyber security basics in place

It's time to get cyber security basics in place

Simeon Tassev 23 Aug 2016

Internet of Things: big opportunities, bigger challenges

Internet of Things: big opportunities, bigger challenges

8 Aug 2016

Fraud management in Africa's mobile market

Fraud management in Africa's mobile market

Gareth Whitaker 18 May 2016

'Anonymous' cyber-attack hits Angola govt after activists jailed

'Anonymous' cyber-attack hits Angola govt after activists jailed

1 Apr 2016

Inaugural Africa Cyber Security Summit 2016

Inaugural Africa Cyber Security Summit 2016

25 Jan 2016

More African countries exposed to mobile malware

22 Dec 2015

Threat Map shows African nations under cyber attack

Threat Map shows African nations under cyber attack

27 Nov 2015

Kaspersky Lab reveals: statistics on cyberthreats and malware encountered in Nigeria

Kaspersky Lab reveals: statistics on cyberthreats and malware encountered in Nigeria

10 Nov 2015

3G Direct Pay certified PCI compliant

3G Direct Pay certified PCI compliant

13 Jul 2015

Morpho's next wave of innovative biometrics in Africa

10 Jun 2015

Nigerian electoral commission website hacked

Nigerian electoral commission website hacked

30 Mar 2015

Strathmore University launches region's first masters of science information systems security course

Strathmore University launches region's first masters of science information systems security course

19 Mar 2015

The globalisation of the African continent

The globalisation of the African continent

3 Feb 2015

Bad karma? Hackers hit Gaborone daily

Bad karma? Hackers hit Gaborone daily

30 Jan 2015

Networks in Africa: The year ahead

Networks in Africa: The year ahead

Matthew Barker 29 Jan 2015

The challenge of e-commerce transactions on a mobile device

The challenge of e-commerce transactions on a mobile device

Leigh Andrews 27 Jan 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

Ghana opens probe after government websites hacked

Ghana opens probe after government websites hacked

23 Jan 2015

Gemalto opens regional office in Côte d'Ivoire

Gemalto opens regional office in Côte d'Ivoire

16 Jan 2015

Managing risk: Why email archiving is critical

Yossi Hasson 4 Nov 2014

The flawed security software released by Vodacom meant some website received the IMEI numbers of users that logged onto their websites. Image:

Flaw in Vodacom software caused security leak

31 Oct 2014

MyWorld of Tomorrow gets gold sponsorship from AccessData

MyWorld of Tomorrow gets gold sponsorship from AccessData

14 Oct 2014

Will Hahn, principal research analyst at Gartner

Driving IT growth in Africa

18 Jul 2014

AfricaCom 2014 reappoints Networx PR

AfricaCom 2014 reappoints Networx PR

10 Jul 2014

Data boom pressures operators to speed up deployment of data centres

Peter Karaszi 20 Jun 2014

CAR's Prime Minister Andre Nzapayeke has banned all text messages in the country until further notice. Image:

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Ghana opens probe after government websites hacked

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Gemalto opens regional office in Côte d'Ivoire

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MyWorld of Tomorrow gets gold sponsorship from AccessData

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