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Crypto miners on the rise: Kaspersky

December 23, 2022

Deepak Singh

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In Q3 2022, Kaspersky researchers saw a sharp increase in crypto miner variants – an overall growth of over 230% compared to the same period last year. The number is three times more than in the third quarter of 2021 and now exceeds 150,000. Of all corporate users that were affected by crypto miners in […]

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Africa Focus

Sennheiser partners with Proxynet Communication for West Africa

May 10, 2022

The Channel Post Staff

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Sennheiser has appointed Proxynet Communications as the authorised distributor for Sennheiser’s business communication solutions in West Africa. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria Proxynet is a leading professional Audio-Visual solutions company with having presence across Nigeria,

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Acronis announces the availability of a new Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center in Lagos

February 11, 2022

Subha Bhargavi

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Today, Acronis announced the availability of a new Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria. The new data center, one of the 111 new data centers being deployed by the company, gives service provider partners access to a full range of cyber protection solutions upon which they can build new services while delivering faster […]

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Africa is equally exposed to cyberthreats as rest of the world

July 22, 2021

The Channel Post Staff

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Although Africa is not necessarily considered a focus area for the more sophisticated types of cybercriminal activity such as targeted attacks or advanced persistent threats (APTs), the continent is certainly not immune to these or other types of cyber risks, warn Kaspersky researchers.

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GISEC attracts industry experts from around the world

May 24, 2021

The Channel Post Staff

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Starting 31st May, industry experts from across the world will explore next-generation solutions to combat surging international cybercrime at GISEC, the most influential and connected cybersecurity event in the Middle East and Africa to be held from 31st May to 2nd June at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).

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10% of mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria affected by Stalkerware

May 3, 2021

The Channel Post Staff

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Kaspersky research showing that stalkerware affected one out of every 100 mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria in 2020 and malware every four out of 100 in South Africa, consumers must remain vigilant when it comes to their online activities if they are to keep themselves safe from the growing threat of cyberattacks.

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Africa offers attractive tech-talent sourcing options finds a research

February 21, 2021

Subha Bhargavi

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In the past years, the global sourcing of tech talent from African countries has taken a flight. IT-staffing and software outsourcing company Tunga has published a research report about sourcing software developers from Africa. The report provides key data and insights about the recent situation in the top-17 African countries in terms of the size […]

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Rack Centre announces data centre expansion in West Africa

September 13, 2020

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Rack Centre, the leading carrier neutral data centre operator in West Africa, has announced an expansion programme that will increase capacity to a total net lettable white space of 6000 square metres and allow for 13MW of IT power capacity in its Lagos campus.

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Africa shines at Microsoft partner of the year awards

August 4, 2020

The Channel Post Staff

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At this year’s annual Microsoft Inspire Awards 2020, a virtual partner of the year awards event shone the spotlight on the successes by partners in more than 100 countries. This year, 11 winners have been selected from 8 regions in Africa and 3 from the Levant region.

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Cyber security spends goes upto $270 million in Nigeria

December 17, 2019

The Channel Post Staff

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According to a recent study by Demadiur Systems Limited about the state of cyber security in Nigeria, it revealed that banks, insurance companies and government institutions in Nigeria spent an estimated sum of $270.22m to prevent cyberattacks in 2018. Banks spent $140.23m

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Arcserve opens an office in Johannesburg

September 25, 2018

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The data backup company, Arcserve announced the opening of their Southern Africa office in Johannesburg to expand its growth in the African market. Although the company has been successfully operating in sub-Saharan African for many years,

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StarLink launches its Nigeria hub

January 2, 2018

Sarah Rizvi

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Value-Added-Distributor, StarLink has announced that it has expanded into West Africa as part of it global expansion plans and is looking to engage with interested IT Security specialized partners. Nigeria will act as the operational hub for West Africa including neighboring markets such as Ghana.  

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