Internet Protocol
17 Jun 2020
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Muhammed Rudman, has explained the need for new Internet Protocol (IP)
17 Oct 2019
In the first half of the year (H1), over 100 million attacks were launched against smart devices by cybercriminals. A smart device is an electronic device, generally connected to other devices or networks via different wireless protocols
8 Apr 2017
But the Director of Banking and Payments System, CBN, as well as the Chairman, Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum, ‘Dipo Fatokun, told The Guardian yesterday that hacking and cyber attack are ongoing challenges across the world against banks.
27 Jan 2017
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has called for increased support to the Domain Name System (DNS) industry within the African Continent.
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