Accra, September 22, 2017//-The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has begun investigations into the award of procurement and usage of information technology (IT)-related projects of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) from 2014 to the early part of 2017.
Category: IT Security
Uber Loses its Licence to Operate in London
London, UK, September 22, 2017/-Uber will not be issued a new private hire licence, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
Dubai-based Firm Takes Over West Blue Ghana
Accra, September 20, 2017//-Customs World, a subsidiary of Ports Customs and Free Zones Corporation (PCFC) Dubai, has signed an agreement to take over West Blue Ghana Limited, the company engaged for the provision of the National Single Window and Risk Management System in Ghana.
Collaboration to Improve Distance Learning in Africa
Lusaka, Zambia, September 19, 2017/ — Astria Learning, the industry leader in developing technology that makes education accessible to everyone, has announced it is sponsoring the 2017 African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) board meeting in Lusaka, Zambia.
Kenya: 20-year Prison Term Proposed for Hackers of State Secrets
SUMMARY BOX o ICT secretary Joe Mucheru said that revisions to the proposed law, which was published in June 2017, had been inspired by the Russian hacking scandal in the 2016 US elections. o American officials are investigating allegations that Russian hackers influenced the election in favour of Donald Trump. o The French elections held […]
Pieter Bensch Heads Sage Africa & Middle East
Johannesburg, South Africa, September 18, 2017/ — Sage, the market and technology leader for cloud accounting, people & payroll, and payment systems, today announced that ICT industry veteran, Pieter Bensch, has assumed his new role as the company’s executive vice-president for Africa and Middle East.
Ghana Losses 30% of Revenue to ‘Dubious’ Vehicle Registrations
Accra, September 13, 2017//-About 70% of private vehicles are registered without going through the due process of inspection and testing as directed by the Ministry of Transport, Godfred Takyi, a Market Research Analyst has said.
Cyber Attack Trends: 2017 Proves to be Lucrative Year for Cybercrime
Nairobi, Kenya, 11 September, 2017// The year 2017 has proved to be a lucrative year for cybercrime. Prominent malware and attack methods continue to evolve, creatively bypassing existing security solutions.
Uber Moves to Give More Opportunities to Females
Uber Technologies Inc, a global transportation network company operating in 606 cities worldwide, is targeting to enroll one million women driver-partners into its network by 2020.
New Principal Consultant of e-Crime Bureau Starts Work
Accra, September 4, 2017:The e-Crime Bureau, the leading digital forensics, fraud investigations & cyber security firm with a dedicated e-Crime Lab operating in Ghana and other African countries has appointed Alex Oppong as the new Principal Consultant.