Cybersecurity Best Practices
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “cybersecurity”? Well if you are like me then ‘hacking’ is …
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App Store Stopped More Than $2 Billion In Fraudulent Transactions In 2022
The App Store launched in 2008 with the mission of accomplishing two important objectives: to establish a reliable and secure …
Liquid C2 Launches 3rd Cyber Security Fusion Centre In Zambia
Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has today opened the doors of its Zambian Cyber …
As Zambia Goes Digital, Businesses Must Improve Digital Onboarding Experience and Tackle Fraud
Driven by economic changes and an increasingly business-friendly environment, Zambia is readying itself for a digital boom – and businesses …
Rate of Suspected Digital Fraud Attempts Coming from Zambia Decreases 13%
The rate of digital fraud originating from Zambia decreased in Q1 2022, with suspected online fraud attempts declining -13.4% from …
Google To Acquire Cybersecurity Company Mandiant for $5.4bn
In what will be Google’s second-biggest acquisition – after spending $12.5 billion on its Motorola Mobility deal in 2012 – …
What is bloatware and how can you remove it?
When you buy a new device, you expect it to come in a pristine state and work perfectly. Unfortunately, this …
Tips by NordVPN on how to protect your privacy on a mobile phone
Google’s Consumer Barometer shows that for many people worldwide internet access is smartphone-centric. Smartphones are used to go online at least …
Zimbabwe’s internet shut down on Government orders
An internet shutdown happens when someone — usually a government — intentionally disrupts the internet or mobile apps to control …
ZICTA and ChildLine Zambia launch online reporting portal for child sexual abuse content
ZICTA, in partnership with Childline Zambia and Internet Watch Foundation launched an online child sexual abuse reporting portal last night. The …
Online users falling prey to a wave of cryptojacking
An alarming number of online users are falling prey to a new wave of cyber attacks called cryptojacking. According to …
Press Release: Liquid Telecom partners with Serianu to tighten pan-African cybersecurity
Liquid Telecom and Serianu, a pan-African cybersecurity specialist firm, have announced a new partnership to improve cybersecurity standards and practices …
Facebook denies eavesdropping on users using phone microphones
Have you ever thought about the permissions some apps you download give to app makers like Facebook? A microphone permission …
INTERPOL and Kaspersky Lab strengthen partnership with new threat intelligence
Kaspersky Lab has reiterated its commitment to global collaboration in the fight against cybercrime by signing a threat intelligence sharing agreement …
Last week’s technology stories on #techtrends!
For all you tech heads with FOMO here’s what you MIGHT have missed: 1. The internet may be responsible for …
Apply for the 2016 Barclays Accelerator Programme for FinTech startups
If you are a startup in financial technology (FinTech), Barclays has partnered with startup and accelerator funding venture TechStars to …
Security Alert! Stagefright v2.0
A critical Android vulnerability called Stagefright v2.0 (will simply refer to it as Stagefright going forward) has been discovered. Stagefright …
Windows 10 is out, but its WiFi Sense shares your Wifi with your contacts
The latest Windows 10 has a feature called WiFi Sense that allows you to share your WiFi network’s password with your …
10 tips to stay safe on the internet
Being on the internet, especially on social media, may be exciting and most get carried away but is your data …