Ookla®, the global leader in network intelligence, testing platforms and related technologies, today announced the acquisition of Solutelia and its flagship WINd® software suite. Together they will disrupt and forever change the wireless network test and measurement industry.
By analysing new-age mobile and web data, fintechs are starting to expand credit to individuals and SMEs without financial footprints. But concerns remain about the reliability of the metrics used and customer privacy.
Technology has been key in tackling fraud. Mpedigree Nataliya Mykhalchenko, University of Leeds and Jörg Wiegratz, University of Leeds The COVID-19 pandemic has stifled many sectors of the global economy. But it has apparently boosted the business of fraudsters.
The arrival of 5G in Africa has been headlining for a while, promising improved connectivity and communication, driverless cars and so much more.
Big-ticket venture capital (VC) deals were non-existent in the cybersecurity space during the COVID-hit 2020. Low-value deals (where the investment was less than or equal to $10m) also took a hit, but still accounted for the majority of global investment volume, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Online fraud matured well beyond expectations during the pandemic. Access to rapidly growing leaked records – such as the 8.4 billion passwords leaked in the RockYou2021 breach – have armed bad actors with the fundamental tools needed to execute larger and more devastating attacks than ever.
Nairobi, Kenya, 25 June 2021 – Four aspiring cybersecurity professionals from Ghana bested more than 50 other teams this week to win the Cyberlympics 2021 competition organised by the Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF) and sponsored and facilitated by CompTIA, the leading non-profit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce and a global provider of IT […]
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have experienced a major sell-off this week following China’s crackdown on the sector, but the “crypto haters” are wrong to dismiss the digital assets, according to the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations.
Montrouge, France//-CERBAIR , leading French leader in anti-drone detection and neutralization solutions has announced that it is ready to set up its first African office in Morocco.
IT spend is on the rise for banks. To deliver the future of banking, managing IT spend needs a new approach.
